Spice Route Viognier 2007
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Varietal
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Vintage
2007
Size
750ML
ABV
14.5%
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This vineyard is still young, yet the 2007 is a complex full style of Viognier. All of the wine was matured in barrels, but only 6 and 7 year old French oak was used, making the oaking very subtle and allowing the fruit flavours to come to the fore. This wine will be at its best around 2 years after the vintage.
Colour: Vibrant golden hue.
Aroma: Classic Viognier nose, showing apricots and stone fruit. Mineral notes mingle with fragrance and subtle hints of spice.
Palate: Rich rounded palate, with good depth of fruit following through from the nose. Crisp finish.
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Five centuries ago the ancient mariners braved uncharted seas to round the Cape in search of exotic spices. Their nerve and dash inspired Charles Back to found the Spice Route Winery in 1997. Charles had bought the farm Klein Amoskuil, and this Malmesbury based farm is now home to Spice Route's Swartland terroir styled wines. The Spice Route Winery has found its signature wine style in the warm rolling hills along the Cape West Coast. Matching traditional practices in the vineyards with modern, minimalist approaches in the cellar, they produce exceptionally ripe and deep-flavoured wines. The deep red soils sustain unirrigated bush vine through the long warm summers. These harsh conditions are tempered by cool Atlantic breezes rolling in overnight. In its few years since inception had a stratospheric climb into the top echelons of the South African wine industry.
ABISPV07_2007 Item# 95756