Yalumba The Virgilius Viognier, Eden Valley, Australia 2020

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The Virgilius continues to be the benchmark for viognier in Australia, no doubt prompting a few nervous glances from the French in the process. Pale straw in the glass with notes of apricot, lemon, grapefruit and crisp nashi pear with hints of soft spice, almond paste, marzipan, white flowers and crushed quartz. In the mouth, it weaves its textural magic leaving a slinky wake across the palate, finishing dry and stony with ample acid drive and precision and a lovely ‘sucking on a river pebble’ sense of savoury composure and elegance.

97 Pts Australian Wine Companion