NAME OF WINE: Villa Vieja Viognier
NAME OF ESTATE/DOMAINE: La Agricola
VINTAGE: 2017
ABV: 13.5%
NAME OF VIGNERON: Gustavo Martinez
LOCATION (village and region): Santa Rosa, Mendoza
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Viognier

TASTING NOTE: Bright straw-yellow in colour. On the nose, notes of lychee, citrus, and stone fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a creamy texture and intense flavours of peach and canteloupe melon leading to a crisp and spicy finish.

FOOD RECOMMENDATION: Thai green curry, Asian cuisines or pan-fried scallops with celeriac

SHORT HISTORY: From the La Agricola Company founded by Alberto Zuccardi in 1963 and located at Maipu in Argentina's Mendoza Valley. Today the business is run by Alberto's son, Jose-Alberto Zuccardi, who has transformed the estate into one of the leading producers in South America.

(MICRO)CLIMATE: Cold and dry climate with a wide temperature range.
VITICULTURE: Parral Zuccardi, which allows grapes to be protected from the hours of highest solar radiation with the right leaf density and cluster distribution.

VINIFICATION:

•   Destemmed

•   Stainless vat

•   Cold maceration

•   Controlled ferment

•   Filtered