WINE TECH SHEET 119 West 23rd Street • suite 803 • New York, NY 10011 • Tel 212.243.9463 • Fax 212.243.9462 • www.ipowines.com • [email protected] 2019 Alban Estate Viognier IMPORTED BY IPO WINES
IPO Wines
COUNTRY REGION USA California
APPELLATION SOIL TYPE San Luis Obispo County
VARIETAL(S) WINEMAKER 100% Viognier John Alban
TRADITIONAL
WINE NOTES Our Estate Viognier is barrel fermented with native yeasts and bottled unfined and unfiltered. It shows the body and length of the variety along with the mineral and apricot notes that it can achieve. 92-94 points, "Scheduled to be bottled in August, the 2019 Viognier Estate is also beautiful, with lots of spiced peach, apricot, and flower notes. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and yet still textured, it's a beautiful expression of this variety. Drink bottles over the coming 2-4 years." - Jeb Dunnuck
ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Alban Vineyards Starting in 1985, John Alban planted grapes for other people until he bought an estate in 1989. With a focus on creating wines made from Rhône Valley varietals, Alban came to be a pioneer of the Rhone Rangers movement, and is considered one of the most influential American Rhone producers. On beginning to grow Viognier, Alban stated "I almost single-handedly doubled the world's acreage," referring to a time when its cultivation was reduced to 50 acres (20 ha) in two areas of the Rhône Valley, Condrieu and Château-Grillet. Alban's work, along with that of Josh Jensen of Calera Wine Company in San Benito County, helped to significantly expand plantings of Viognier in California at a time when the varietal was near extinction. http://www.albanvineyards.com/