Point Ormond Viognier-Marsanne
Production Notes: 80% Viognier, 20% Marsanne Handpicked from organic practicing vineyards. Viognier was soaked on skins for one hour before pressing to tank. The juice was left to settle for two days before racking to neutral French oak puncheon barrels for natural fermentation. Maturation took place on gross lees for 18 months. The Marsanne was whole bunch pressed, cold settled for two days and racked to neutral 500L puncheon barrels for natural fermentation for 2 months with some very partial natural MLF occurring. The wine was left to mature on gross lees for 18 months. Unfined with minimal sulphites added. Tasting Notes: Lifted aromatics, engaging textures, fruit intensity and a high level of food-friendliness. Look out for flowers, spices, nuts, citrus and pithy melon notes, all presented with an effortless balance between richness and freshness.
Cellaring: Drink now.
About Point Ormond: Point Ormond is everything that’s exciting about Australian wine today: delicious, high acid, not big on the alcohol, versatile, bursting with personality, sometimes quirky, and always affordable. In a nutshell: these tasty wines hugely over-deliver for their price.
The wines are an exploration of vineyard sites around Australia, with a slight bias toward the state of Victoria, undoubtedly Australia’s food and wine capital. Vines are grown with the utmost respect to the surrounding environment.
Yarra Valley Facts • Yarra Valley is known as known as the birthplace of Victoria's wine industry. • Recognized as one of Australia's foremost cool climate regions, capable of making classic styles from a wide range of varieties