Sierra Mar Vineyard Viognier
 
Sierra Mar Vineyard Viognier

Sierra Mar Vineyard Viognier

Santa Lucia Highlands · Estate-Grown
“The Flirt”

Alluring and curious, our Viognier has a magnetic personality all its own. Typically expressed with honeysuckle, peach, and apricot, it layers lush fruit with exotic notes of green tea and tarragon that add intrigue and keep the wine fresh and compelling.

From vineyard to bottle

Farming
Each vine hand-tended every 12 days by our family
Harvest
Night harvested for stable grape chemistry and preserve freshness
Fermentation
Gently pressed and fermented in French oak, malolactic fermentation occurs naturally
Aged
Aged 10 months in neutral French oak
Bottling
Bottled unfined and unfiltered, always our first release of the vintage
Sierra Mar Vineyard above the fog

Sierra Mar Vineyard

Sierra Mar is planted across a range of elevations, varieties and clones, giving the vineyard remarkable diversity and complexity. Portions of the site rise above the fog line, where greater sun exposure and cool mountain conditions produce small, concentrated berries with natural structure. The result is a vineyard that offers both depth and freshness. Our Viognier comes from a small block at one of the very highest elevation points of the vineyard.

The Viognier Sierra Mar Vineyard is a great example of California Viognier—classically styled and gregarious but showing great restraint and freshness for its ripeness level... Lovely!
Erin Brooks  ·  The wine advocate