Fairview Viognier 2022

Description

The grapes were hand-picked early morning and whole-bunch pressed with only the free-run juice used. The Darling portion was fermented in stainless steel and contributed 36% of the final blend. The richer Paarl fruit (64%) was fermented in French oak barrels, only 10% new (of total volume produced) with remainder predominantly second and third fill barrels. After fermentation, the wine was left to mature sur lie, with regular stirring (battonage). The wine was racked off the lees after 9 months and the components blended prior to filtration and bottling.