Churton - Viognier 2023

Churton - Viognier 2023

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Description

TASTING NOTE | Evocative of oriental spices: ginger and cinnamon with warm summer flowers. On the palate the wine is mouth-filling dry and rich. The smooth creamy texture leads to  a savoury wine with plenty of fresh apricot and ripe plum fruit flavours ending with salinity and a fresh crispness on the finish.

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Churton

Churton was established in 1997 by Sam and Mandy Weaver. From site selection and bio-dynamic practices through to low intervention winemaking, Churton produces exceptional terroir driven wines.

Churton is a 22 hectare single vineyard and encompasses an undulating ridge line between the Omaka and Waihopai valleys in Marlborough, New Zealand. 200 metres above sea level, the distinctive property faces northeast and captures the cool morning and warm daytime sun ideal for slow and long ripening. Soils are older and denser than the neighbouring valley floor with good clay content

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Viognier

Viognier is an incredible aromatic white grape variety. It is most famous for its heady peach and apricot-filled white wines of Condrieu and Chateau-Grillet in the northern Rhone Valley of France. Some decent examples have sprouted up across the south of France and in the new world most notably in California and Australia where it is hot enough to get it ripe enough.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Marlborough

New Zealand's answer to Napa Valley, Marlborough accounts for the majority of New Zealand's vines and wine production. Over 75 percent of the vineyards are planted with Sauvignon Blanc and it is where this varietal really shines. The region is also home to New Zealand’s small sparkling-wine industry, using the traditional method to vinify Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.