Trutta - Viognier 2021 | Heathcote

A dance of freshness and texture, Viognier from Heathcote | Minimal intervention winemaking, only a touch of preservative at bottling | Bottled Dec 2021. This was one of our favourite wines to make, an incredible array of flavours, and textures, backed up with incredible acidity. A well timed pick, that delivered incredible quality. Planted on ancient volcanic Cambrian soil that runs through a small slice of the Heathcote wine region. This poor soil throttles yields, producing incredibly intense fruit. Grown by Ritchie, at the site formerly known as ‘Wanted Man’. This was some of our favourite fruit to come in the shed during vintage. A broad spectrum of intense flavours, with great acidity. Whole bunch pressed, fermented in stainless steel. 50% aged in old oak, 50% in stainless steel. Full malo. Racked back together two weeks before bottling with 45ppm SO2 added.