Some while back, a certain antipodean wine associate from this forum
recommended this 2006 single vineyard, 100% varietal to me. Mrs Axis
recently took a trip down under to visit family, so I placed my order
with her to bring one back in her luggage.

She did, and last night we opened the wine with a lovely grilled
sockeye salmon filet and some thin, delicious organic asparagus -
grilled with a drizzle of olive oil and a touch of salt.

The nose of the wine is heavenly - peaches and honeysuckle, with a
touch of some sweet citrus, such as mandarin. The palate is smooth and
rich, with a long, lingering finish. As with many Viogniers, there is
some heat on the finish - 14.5% alcohol!

For those who like the new world styles of viognier, this is a top
quality wine. But unfortunately, the wine is all but impossible to get
in this country. I've tried wine searcher, and can come up with other
Villa Maria wines, but not this one. It is readily available in NZ, so
if you have access to an importer who can get hold of it, it is highly
recommended.

INteresting sidebar; just the day before, I crushed a half ton of
Viognier (grapes from the Fair Play region) for my own wine --- and
the sugar is such that the projected alcohol is 14.5%! I can only hope
that the wine is half as good.

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