Why you'll love this wine
The Estate Viognier is Millbrook's flagship wine and an award-winning expression of this delicious varietal from the Perth Hills.
Highly reviewed in the Halliday Wine Companion 2024 with 93 points, the tasting team said: "Wild fermented and aged on lees in oak barrels. It's a richer, softer expression with a sticky texture, lush apricot and coconut scents and flavours and a nice green apple bite of acidity to freshen. There's some detail from almond savouriness and a granitic twang to the acidity/perceived mineral characters. It's well put together, with lots of flavour, but a judicious balance of other elements."
If you are Chardonnay lover looking for something a bit different, the Millbrook Estate Viognier might just be your new favourite wine!
Tasting Notes
colour
Pale straw, lemon hues, bright and brilliant.
aroma
White flower and ginger snap, toasty almond and nougat notes with a lift of fresh orange blossom.
palate
Dry, fresh white stone fruit and apricots, toasted nuts and chalky, textural palate with a touch of minerality and green apple acidity. This wine exudes elegance with a long, silky persistent and balanced finish.
cellaring
Enjoy for at least five years from vintage.
Technical
vintage
The 2022 season started perfectly with uninterrupted sunny days producing optimum, even ripeness across all varieties. The 2022 vintage produced fruit with rich flavours and balanced acid.
winemaking
100% whole bunch pressed to new and used French oak puncheons. Wild fermented the sulphured after primary fermentation to avoid malolactic fermentation. Aged on gross lees for up to 8 months before being getting ready for bottle.
region
Perth Hills (Estate)
variety
Viognier
analysis
- Alcohol: 13.5%
Food Pairings
Pairs beautifully with a rabbit risotto.
Reviews
Ray Jordan Wine Guide 2024
This really is an exceptional example of this most distinctive variety. Lifted florals on the nose with traces of apricot and ginger making quite a statement that this is Viognier. Love the hints of orange blossom and fresh cream on the palate. It's a wine of control and poise.
95
Halliday Wine Companion 2024
Wild fermented and aged on lees in oak barrels. It's a richer, softer expression with a sticky texture, lush apricot and coconut scents and flavours and a nice green apple bite of acidity to freshen. There's some detail from almond savouriness and a granitic twang to the acidity/perceived mineral characters. It's well put together, with lots of flavour, but a judicious balance of other elements.
93
