The Foundry Viognier 2007 Wine

The grapes are sourced from two vineyards, one on Malmesbury shale soils in the Wellington district of the Western Cape and the other in Faure, Stellenbosch on south facing slopes 2.5 km from False Bay.
The grapes were crushed and pressed and the free run Viognier juice settled overnight before being run into second-fill French oak white wine barrels. Half the barrels were inoculated while the other half underwent "wild", un-inoculated fermentation. About half the wine underwent malolactic fermentation.
The wine was matured on the lees for 6 months before being bottled under Stelvin closure.
Tasting Notes:
Pale marigold in colour, clear and bright with a pronounced greenish hue. The nose is exotic with expressive apricot, spring blossom and creamy citrus underlined by a smoky, gunflint minerality. These flavours follow through onto the palate which is dense with crushed fresh fruit, succulent juiciness and finishes with a mineral steeliness which makes this wine ideal with food.
Alcohol: 13.7 TA: 6.1 g/l pH: 3.65 RS: 4 g/l