Abbotts & Delaunay Pays d'Oc Les Fruits Sauvages Viognier 2023/24

	From grapes from higher vineyards
	With short maturation on the yeasts for extra flavour intensity
	Refined aroma of flowers and peach and a full taste

Description

What a beautiful, elegant Viognier from the South of France from Abbotts & Delaunay! Laurent Delaunay, scion of a Burgundy wine family, bought the small 'boutique winery' of the talented Australian Nerida Abbott in the village of Marseillette in 2005 and has since expanded the range.

The successful series Les Fruits Sauvages consists of fruity, supple and elegant wines from a single grape variety. The series owes its name to the fact that Laurent works with great respect for the land and preserves the wild plants around the vineyard as much as possible.

Laurent harvests the Viognier grapes for this delicious specimen in vineyards at an altitude of 150-200 metres in the Hérault and Aude, wedged between the Cevennes and the Pyrenees. The grapes are picked in the early morning and immediately transported to the cellar, so that they can be processed in optimum condition.

In the cellar, a simple vinification follows: the grapes ferment at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks to retain as much freshness and fruitiness as possible. The wine then matures for some time on the yeasts, for just that little bit of extra body and flavour intensity.

The end result is a delicious white wine, with the characteristic viognier aromas of white flowers and peach and a full, round taste. Drink it as such, as an aperitif wine, or for example in combination with a vegetable quiche, oven-baked chicken or ripe, hard cheeses.

Drinking at
Elegant, supple white wine to drink as an aperitif or with drinks. Ideal table wine with toast with rillettes, green salad with mango and walnuts, risotto with crayfish or mature, hard cheeses.

Tasting note
Fragrant, dry white wine with aromas of white flowers, apricot, peach and melon. The taste is full, juicy with pure yellow fruit and refreshing acidity. Light peach peel bitters in the persistent finish.