Penfolds - Viognier

2010 Tasting Notes

The Penfolds Cellar Reserve labels are based on special vineyards and microsites, new varieties and innovative vinification practices. They are handcrafted, small batch wines made with plenty of love and attention.

The Penfolds Cellar Reserve Viognier was sourced from the Barossa Valley, where the variety is used in small amounts to blend with, or co-ferment with Shiraz in order to add colour, aromatics and texture on the palate.

Viognier is also made in the Barossa as a straight dry white wine and in smaller amounts, as a dessert style wine. Stopping the fermentation process at approximately half way, the Cellar Reserve Viognier is left with residual sugar to produce a sweet, dessert wine style.

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Sourced from the Barossa Valley, this dessert wine has delightful aromatics and a mouthfilling lusciousness.

The Penfolds Cellar Reserve Viognier is sourced from the Barossa Valley, where the variety is often used in small amounts to blend with, or co-ferment with shiraz in order to add colour, aromatics and texture on the palate.

Penfolds Chief Winemaker Peter Gago has these comments on the Cellar Reserve Viognier’s colour, nose and palate: “Very pale straw. Intensely lifted floral aromatics of jasmine and frangipani, Turkish delight spice and Kaffir lime leaf, with a subtle undertone of rose water. Apricot nectar, lemon zest and grapefruit characters provide a luscious front and mid palate, with textural, tangy, citrus acidity providing a perfectly balanced, dry finish.”