France, IGP Pays d'Oc
Viognier
Description
Pale yellow with green tints. Complex and intense nose with abricot, flint stone, tropical fruits, whites flowers, lime and mango. Full and fresh attack on the palate with a good and steady acidity, balanced by a gentle sweetness and roundness. Long, mineral land fruity end. A dash of Extravaganza in a spring of straightforwardness!
Awards
16 pts Bettane and Desseauve
Viognier Cuvée Balthazar 2013:
Silver medal at IGP Competition 2015.
Bronze Medal at International Wine Challenge 2015
Viognier Cuvée Balthazar 2014:
Selected in Bettane & Deassauve Guide 2016: 14/20.
Selected with the best IGP Pays d’Oc by Selection Meininger Magazine (Germany, September 2015): 88/100. Selected in Food and Wine Pairings Guide (UK).
Bronze medal at International Wine Challenge 2016.
Gold award at IGP Competition 2016
Viognier Cuvée Balthazar 2015:
Gold medal at Sakura Awards 2017
Gold medal at 70 millions of Tasters 2016.
Silver medal at Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2016.
Viognier Cuvée Balthazar 2015:
Awards since 2008
Guide Bettane & Dessauve 2017 : 15/20.
Selected with the best IGP Pays d’Oc by Meininger Magazine (Germany, September 2016): 86/100.
Selected with the best IGP Pays d’Oc by Selection Magazine (Germany, November 2016): 89,20/100. Commanded by International Wine Challenge 2017.
Viognier Cuvée Balthazar 2016:
Bronze medal at Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2017. Guide Bettane & Dessauve 2018: 15/20.
Wein Plus 2017: 86/100 (Very good) in Germany.
Wein + Markt (October 2017): 15,2/20.
Silver medal at International Wine Challenge 2018
Viognier Cuvée Balthazar 2017:
Gold medal at Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2018. Selected in the Guide Bettane & Dessauve 2018: 16/20, Crush.
Viognier Cuvée Balthazar 2018:
Selected in Bettane & Desseauce 2020 Guide: 15,5/20.
Certifications
HVE from Ocacia sustainable certification
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
1.7 g/l residual sugar
6.3 g/l acidity
3.35 pH
Vineyard
Pépieux
Yield: 50 hl/ha
Soil Type
Chalk and clay. Very sunny with dry wind weather
Viticulture
25 years old vines
Vinification
Skin maceration, then stalling on the must’s lees for 2 weeks before alcoholic fermentation.
Maturation
Aging on lees with steering, 15 % fermented and aged in French new barrels.
Aromas
Wood: minimal
Taste
Body: complex
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
GTIN: 3760172990659
Packaging
Bottles per case: 6
GTIN: 03760172990666
