Another Good Vondl

VONDELING

A vertical tasting of a favourite wine is sure to provide any keen bean with much to smile about. It is also most advantageous when one can “vondl” the wines.

WHITE:

• Petit Blanc (2013): 50% old vine Chenin, 30% Viognier, 20% Chardonnay. Salty cheesey pineapple, orangey, jasmine, zesty camembert, lightly sour, gentle richness, would age a few months.

ROSE:

• Petit Rose (2013): 100% Merlot, whole berry ferment. Balsamic strawberry whiffs, strawberries on metal skewers, apple cider vinegar, balsamic tomatoes, slightly sour, unripe strawberries.

WOODED WHITE:

•  Babiana (2008): Natural yeast, separate ferment in barrel for 7 months, blended & returned to barrel for 4 months, 57% Chenin, 19% Chard, 3% Grenache, 21% Viognier, bottle aged for 1-2 years before release, lees contact. Citrus buttery honeysuckle, English muffins with a whiff of apricot, ginger jasmine, honeyed orange with ginger & nutmeg (**)

• Babiana (2009): Orange zest butter, slight lemon, ’08 with a pencil skirt & white gloves, zingy Fling-like freshness, licking peach skin & sucking on a peach pip. (**)

• Babiana (2010): Oily apricots, Riesling nose, cheesey apricots, salted honeycomb, savoury dried peaches, milk bottle leftovers, smidgen of cough syrup, salty at the end, salt & vinegar Tuc biscuit mouth feel.

•  Babiana (2011): Light white gossamer dresses in a soft breeze, bowls of oranges in the distance, pretty fairies dancing on flowers, splashes of orange zest on spring water. (**)

Notes:
·       Export to UK, Canada, Germany, Holland, China & Belgium
·       4 -5 farms in the ward
·       2005 was the first vintage under the current owners
·       Rose grapes are chilled overnight in a container fridge