2017 Shiraz Viognier Cellar Door

2017 Shiraz Viognier Cellar DoorThe wettest late winter spring in memory made for a later than average start but set up the season beautifully. Another warm hot summer followed. 50 mm rain in late January. 40 mm in the second last week of March gave us some challenges, with a little late season botrytis, but nothing that judicious hand picking couldnt conquer. A larger than average crop for the third year running. Good flavours at relatively modest baumes. SV parcels were harvested

the pleasure of prime cuts and the theatre of proper service

the Euroka Park parcel stood out in our barrel tastings as wonderfully aromatic and beautifully textured

” - Nick Ryan

The France-Soir team will prepare five courses tailored to pair with new releases and some treasures from the our cellar

’ - Campbell Mattinson

Le Splendide

There are beautiful fruit characters here

The wettest late winter/spring in memory made for a later than average start but set up the season beautifully

Steady warmth right through to mid-autumn

The winter and early spring of 2017 were significantly dryer than average

but the season that followed was evenly warm with rainfall at the appropriate times

From the warm