2005 Imagery Viognier, Sonoma County (750ml) (Imagery Estate Winery / Imagery White Wines) -- Benziger & Imagery Online Store Shopping Cart -- (750ml) County Sonoma Viognier, Imagery 2005

<H1>2005 Imagery Viognier, Sonoma County (750ml) -- Benziger & Imagery Online Store Shopping Cart</H1> $26.00 -- Viognier is an exotic wine: one with the body of Chardonnay but the flavors of Riesling and/or Muscat. It has an intense aroma of peach, pineapple, and honeysuckle, and its generous palate impression and rich flavors. <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/benziger/images/IEW-05-Viognier.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2005 Imagery Viognier, Sonoma County (750ml)" NAME="2005 Imagery Viognier, Sonoma County (750ml)" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> VINTAGE 2005 RELEASE DATE May 2006 AVAILABILITY Only at Winery 800.989.8890 APPELLATION Sonoma County VINEYARDS Pratt Vineyard Stetson Green LABEL ART BY Stephen Galloway San Francisco, Ca VARIETAL: A warm weather vine, Viognier was grown for centuries in the northern Rhone region of France. Due to low productivity the varietal fell out of favor for years but was resurrected in the mid 1980’s following the popularity surge of Rhone reds. Today Viognier once again enjoys major plantings in France’s Condrieu and Languedoc appellations as well as the Napa Valley and Mendocino appellations in California. Viognier is typified by high color and alcohol as well as a distinct perfume of apricots, peaches and blossom. VINTAGE: Things could not have started off worse this vintage; with a cold, wet spring and periodic rains during the summer, all matter of fungus and mold were alive and well. The amount of extra time we spent adjusting and readjusting canopies and mowing and re-mowing vineyard rows, cost us about 20% more than normal. Moving into harvest, just one rain could have knocked us out cold, but then a miracle! 30 plus days of perfect Indian summer. We ended up getting the grapes just the way we wanted them. Unknown to us, the grapes continued to gain weight late in the year. The extra weight slowed and lengthened the ripening process and this combined with great weather brought our grapes to perfect ripeness. The last grapes were picked on November 11, the latest ever for us in Sonoma. The last press load was December 1st and by this time, we were sick of harvest. This was one of those very rare harvests where we got it both ways—exceptional quality and excellent yields. VINIFICATION: Viognier needs to be handled with care during the winemaking process, from start to finish. The delicate floral juice of Viognier is surrounded by an astringent skin, which can cause the wine to be bitter. We use only the free run juice to preserve the wine’s beautiful delicacy. Cold fermentation in stainless steel tank maintains the delicate flavors during fermentation. Bottled in February 2006. Alcohol 14.3%, Total Acidity, .67, pH 3.36, Residual Sugar .02%. 681 cases produced. <LI>SKU: 661105 Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Category1" TITLE="Imagery Estate Winery">Imagery Estate Winery</A> / <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Category2" TITLE="Imagery White Wines">Imagery White Wines</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Product854 TITLE="2008 Imagery Viognier, Russian River Valley (750ml)">2008 Imagery Viognier, Russian River Valley (750ml)</A> -- 2008 Viognier <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Product787 TITLE="2007 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml)">2007 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml)</A> -- This blend is Chardonnay-like, but racier. It is voluptuous in texture with bright flavors of peach, pear, lemon peel, and pineapple. <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Product828 TITLE="2008 Imagery Rose of Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier, North Coast (750ml)">2008 Imagery Rose of Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier, North Coast (750ml)</A> -- This Rose has plum, toast, and faint raspberry-like aromas and flavors, with a clean, dry finish. <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/benziger" TITLE="Benziger & Imagery Online Store Products">Benziger & Imagery Online Store Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.benziger.com">Benziger & Imagery Online Store</A> Benziger & Imagery Online Store Online Store powered by Nexternal <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart software">shopping cart software</A>

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