Central Coast Viognier
John Alban writes: "with the brashness that only comes from being too young to know any better, I spent the mid 1980’s driving all over the western corridor of Highway 46 in Northern San Luis Obispo County looking for anyone open minded enough to grow Rhône Varieties. Perhaps one of the greatest surprises of my life was that after candidly explaining that I wanted to cut the top off of their existing vines, and then graft them over to varieties with which they had no familiarity, some folks actually said, “Do it”. I would elaborate that I had very little experience, even less money, and that should something happen to me, they would be left with selections they knew nothing about. When a few growers said, “sounds like a good idea to me,” I knew I had found my brethren. These vineyards became the source of Alban Vineyards’ first commercial releases and much of the budwood for the subsequent explosion in Rhone inspired acreage in California." <br> John Alban writes: "with the brashness that only comes from being too young to know any better, I spent the mid 1980’s driving all over the western corridor of Highway 46 in Northern San Luis Obispo County looking for anyone open minded enough to grow Rhône Varieties. Perhaps one of the greatest surprises of my life was that after candidly explaining that I wanted to cut the top off of their existing vines, and then graft them over to varieties with which they had no familiarity, some folks actually said, “Do it”. I would elaborate that I had very little experience, even less money, and that should something happen to me, they would be left with selections they knew nothing about. When a few growers said, “sounds like a good idea to me,” I knew I had found my brethren. These vineyards became the source of Alban Vineyards’ first commercial releases and much of the budwood for the subsequent explosion in Rhone inspired acreage in California."


Notes
"The 2007 bottling of this wine is a combination of fruit from the very first western corridor vineyard grafted over to Viognier by us in 1986 and some of our estate Edna Valley fruit (which began producing in 1993). It marks both a very special beginning, and also a sort of end. After 20 years, I am finally, and reluctantly saying goodbye to this landmark vineyard. For one last time, these North County grapes will bring rich texture and body while our Estate fruit adds floral notes, minerals and balancing acidity. A new vineyard, which will play a more prominent role in subsequent vintages (starting with 2007) brings deep stone fruit and restrained tropical notes to the blend.
More forward fruitiness than our Estate Viognier, this wine should be consumed within 3 years of its vintage for those looking for the primary stone fruit and pear notes, which Viognier can convey." John Alban

Hand harvested the last two weeks of October, this vintage was 25% barrel fermented in a combination of new and used French oak; 75% fermented in tank. The finished wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered in April 2008. 1800 cases produced.


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75cl 2007 White 12 £23.85 BUY BUY




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