Racina Chardonnay Viognier

This blend of Chardonnay and Viognier offers the perfect combination of intensity and overall balance between fruit and age driven characteristics. It is among our first wines made utilizing Acacia barrels, a different type of wood (not oak) that offers all the flavour and complexity benefits that barrels can provide to white wines, without the risk of overpowering the wines natural fruit characteristics. This results in a very aromatic nose, loaded with apricot, white peach, yellow plum, honeysuckle and elderflower, along with a very subtle smoky aroma that is more subdued compared to whites aged in traditional oak barrels. On the palate, this wine perfectly balances the creaminess and body you would expect from a more traditional example of Chardonnay, with the crisp acidity and striking fruit characteristics that Niagara’s cool climate is so renowned for. Regardless of which side of the barrel aged vs. non barrel aged preference debate you fall under; this wine is sure to impress. Technical Information: Appellation: VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake Blend: 51% Chardonnay, 49% Viognier Alcohol: 13.5% ABV Oak: 100% French Oak, aged for 9 months Residual Sugar: 1.6 g/L