Yalumba GEN Organic Viognier 2022
Yalumba GEN Organic Viognier
Region: South Australia
Vintage: 2022
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Viognier
ABV: 13%
Straw in colour with green hues. Complex aromas of honeysuckle, lemon rind, apricot and peach mingle with hints of cashew and fresh pineapple. The palate is rich and textured, a luscious wine with layers of spice, citrus and apricot showing the distinct Viognier varietal characters that persist through to the lovely fresh finish.
Yalumba GEN is a commitment to betterment and a fierce determination for the future. It’s a responsibility not taken lightly and it’s our family’s promise to you. It’s the assurance that when you choose Yalumba GEN, you choose a better future for future generations.
Beautiful organic Viognier grapes are picked from the Barich family property adjacent to the Murray River at Loxton, the Bassham family’s vineyard in Barmera and the Yarra Vale Vineyard in Virginia. Meticulous work in all vineyards ensures that the grapes are in perfect condition when they are picked.
In 1847 a 37-year-old brewer called Samuel Smith left his home in Wareham, Dorset with his wife Mary and their four children. Boarding a simple three-masted barque they left Plymouth and began the long and arduous journey to Australia, arriving in Port Adelaide. From there they trecked north to Angaston where Samuel took a job as a gardener. It was arguably this brave decision to start a new life in a remote and distant land, together with the hardship that they endured, that formed the strong sense of family unity that has been the bedrock of the family business ever since. In 1849 he started the wine farm that would grow over the next 5 generations to become one of Australia’s leading wineries, with a winemaking culture that is internationally recognised and respected. To embrace the native culture, Samuel decided to adopt a local name for his farm, calling it “Yalumba” meaning “all the country around’’ in the indigenous Peramangk language.
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