TASTING NOTES: 

Pure aromas reminiscent of fresh apricots, lifted ginger and fresh white flowers. The palate is long and silky, with luscious textures, stone fruit flavours, a hint of exotic saffron and finishing with an alluring freshness. 

Story: With more than 170 years of unbroken independence, Yalumba continues to make wine at its founder’s home estate under direction of the same family today. Samuel’s Collection honours Yalumba’s founder Samuel Smith, his spirit of independence and conviction to invest in the land and make great wine.

 FOOD PAIRING: A wonderful food wine. Try it with Moroccan tajine and spiced cous cous; pork dumplings with ginger and chilli oil dipping sauce; roasted cauliflower with sunflower seeds and buckwheat; or falafel and baba ganoush wraps.

 VINTAGE CONDITIONS: Two consecutive dry winters in Eden Valley and warm, windy weather during spring led to below average crops. Warm, dry December days gave way to a sudden rainburst and milder temperatures in January to create perfect ripening conditions for retaining high levels of natural acidity and flavour intensity.

 TERROIR/PROVENANCE/REGION: Yalumba has pioneered the growing and making of Viognier in Australia since our first vineyard plantings high in the Eden Valley in 1980. Samuel’s Collection Viognier is crafted using grapes from eleven separate blocks across seven different vineyards, artfully blended together to create the final wine.