Durigutti 2016 Viognier

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

• Brothers Héctor and Pablo Durigutti are two of Argentina’s most sought after consulting enologists.
• Hector first became known for his work alongside Alberto Antonini as one of the co-founders of Altos Las Hormigas, the forward thinking project that placed Argentine Malbec on the international map in the late nineties.
• Pablo comes with his own star studded resume which includes a stint at Catena and connections with more old-vine landowners than anyone else in the region.

ABOUT THE WINE

• This wine is the result of combined styles of two Argentine winemakers, Hector and Pablo Durigutti. The treatment of this wine was minimal in order to preserve the natural intensity of the fruit.

Vintage: 2016 | Wine Type: White Wine
Varietal: Viognier
Origin: Argentina | Appellation: Tupungato
Elaboration: Vine training system: Double guyot.  Manual harvest.  Fermented in concrete vessels with native yeasts for 22 days at 15 degrees Celsius to preserve aromas.  Aged on lees for 4 months
Winemaker: Hector and Pablo Durigutti  

TASTING NOTES

Bright yellow color with greenish glints.  It has frank, fruity aroma dominated by pineapple, passion fruit and mango, with sweet and floral notes.  This gives this wine it’s freshness and harmony that flows smooth and balanced in the mouth and adds to the sweet notes and pleasant acidity.

TECHNICAL DATA

Production: 216 cases | Alcohol: 11.8% | TA: 5.46 g/l | Residual Sugar: 1.5 g/l | pH: 3.13

PRESS & POINTS

2016 – 92 Points, WX