Avondale Cyclus Paarl 2009 86 Points

Avondale Cyclus Paarl 2009 86 Points



Clear, day bright, pale straw with medium concentration and medium viscosity, no gas but some tartaric crystal as sediment.

Clean, medium plus intensity, white peach, just ripe apricot, lemon curd, brush of honey and straw with jasmine like floral note, some minerality and pine resin character, subtly oaked, complex and layered.

Dry with some residual sugar, medium plus acidity, high alcohol though (14%), stone fruit such as peaches and apricot follows through, lemony, creamy, textured mid palate, medium plus length and medium plus complexity.

100% Paarl grown Viognier 60% grapes with the balance made up of Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Semillon grapes, natural fermentation only.

The vines range from 8 to 20 years in age, with yields of between yields from 4 to 8 tons of healthy, balanced grapes
The hand-picked, organically grown grapes were harvested at 22˚ and 23˚ balling.

Whole bunches pressed 60% was fermented in 500-litre French Oak barrels and then kept on the lees for 10 to 11 months. The balance was fermented in stainless tanks.

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