2022 Viognier *CLUB ONLY*
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Our first ever single varietal Viognier! Exclusively for wine club members.
Dry in style with floral aromas and flavors of fresh ripe fruit. This wine is beautifully balanced and has just a hint of natural residual sugar giving a pleasing soft supple mouth feel. The grapes for this wine came from our Boulder City Vineyard. Serve slightly chilled. Only 110 cases produced.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
Viognier
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Vineyard Designation
Boulder City Vineyard
Harvest Date
October 2022
Bottling Date
March 2023
Alcohol %
12.5
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
The 2022 season started with bud break on April 27th. The weather was cool in May and through June with flowering 2 weeks later than usual. August also had cooler than normal nights. Early September was wetter and cooler than normal but was followed by a return to seasonal norms up to the end of October. The vines were farmed sustainably with particular care and attention to canopy and water management. Harvest decisions were based on winemaker’s personal preference with particular attention to sugar/acid balance and flavor. The Viognier came from our Boulder City Vineyard. The vines were in their 19th leaf at harvest. Soils are well draining mixture of boulders, large rock, gravel and sand. The Viognier was harvested on two separate dates. October 6th and 14th.
Winemaker Notes
The grapes were hand-picked, at peak ripeness, then destemmed and pressed after a short period of skin contact time. The juice was then allowed to settle before transferring to another stainless steel tank where the juice is inoculated with a select strain of yeast starting the temperature controlled fermentation. Following fermentation, the wine was racked off the lees several times over the next few months before finning, filtering and bottling.
Product Reviews
Kendra & Rob Metcalf
(Jun 30, 2023 at 11:30 AM)
We were excited to try Riverstone’s new varietal Viognier. It’s one of our favourites from Australia so we were glad to see we would have a wine from a local winery to enjoy. We taste tested it next to the aussie and it was different but very good. We felt it tasted ‘fresh’ which is a good thing. There were citrus overtones so it tasted ‘brighter’ than the one from Oz. We fell it will be another great wine to enjoy on a hot summer day.
Anice Skrzypek
(Jul 24, 2023 at 12:23 PM)
Very happy that the makers of my favourite Savignon Blanc have also now made my favourit Viognier! Crisp and fresh with just enough fruit with a smooth mouth feel. :-) Will be getting more (if there is any left?)