Vintage: 2024
AVA: Lodi
pH: 3.35
ABV: 14.4%
Profile: Stainless-steel
Duration: 8 months

Winemaker Notes

This stainless-steel Viognier beams of pale straw. Its aromas span a broad spectrum of honeysuckle, bright crispness, and floral rose. Coursing tart apples and acidity of pear supports its medium body yet smooth finish. — Scott Ballew

Production Notes

Our Viognier grapes are handpicked at brix and ripeness specifications made by our winemaker Scott Ballew. They are delivered by the ton, whole-cluster, to Strey Cellars and are immediately pressed onsite. The juice is cold-settled for two days at 48 degrees in stainless steel, then racked before fermentation. Fermentation continues in stainless-steel barrels, and the wine is aged for 8 months. Once ready for bottling, a portion is reserved for creating our signature white wine blend, Inclined, and the rest is filtered to .45 micron sterile filtration for clarity, then bottled as a single varietal.