MCMANIS
Viognier
2013
- Sustainable
About this winery
McManis Family Vineyards is a grower and vintner of premium varietal wine grapes located in the Northern Interior of California. The company was founded in 1990 by Ron and Jamie McManis - fourth generation family farmers. The McManis family has been growing grapes in this region since 1938. McManis Family Vineyards currently operates over 2500 acres of wine grapes and after the 1997 harvest, a state-of-the-art winery was designed and built to maximize the resulting wine's quality through small...
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Production notes
The fruit for the 2013 Viognier was harvested between September 6 and Sept. 8th, 2013. The majority of the fruit came from McManis Estate Vineyards and averaged 27.9 Brix at harvest. The juice was cold fermented in stainless steel tanks to retain the unique fruit characteristics of Viognier.
Tasting notes
Light straw in color, the 2013 Viognier is a pleasing mixture of stone fruit and fruit cocktail scents. Once across the lips, the luscious liquid delivers loads of peach and apricot flavors. These pleasing properties linger in the finish and fade to a faint mineral note.