tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224317259516244748.post1343873909415147411..comments2024-03-08T05:12:42.671-05:00Comments on Virginia Wine TV: Winemaker Series: Horton Vineyards & ViognierTodd M. Godbouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313670575438968131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224317259516244748.post-9580850765167217642012-02-16T07:35:56.470-05:002012-02-16T07:35:56.470-05:00Thanks Lawrence, I know this is a new style for Br...Thanks Lawrence, I know this is a new style for Breaux, but the slight oak really adds some texture and mid-palette without overpowering the grape flavor. Very niceTodd M. Godbouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313670575438968131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224317259516244748.post-59176723585775006452012-02-15T12:32:52.892-05:002012-02-15T12:32:52.892-05:00Just some additional food for conversation from ve...Just some additional food for conversation from very Northern VA: here at Breaux Vineyards (www.BreauxVineyards.com) we usually only produce one Viognier wine per year (we used to make several, but now sales of the one wine have far out-paced our grape supply on the property). Viticulturally speaking, our Viognier, like all of our wines, is 100% estate grown. We have roughly 5 acres of Viognier producing currently, most of that is on Lyre trellis, with more vines kicking in each year - some of which is trained on VSP. The majority of our producing Viognier vines were planted in 1996. In 2010 we harvested the Viognier between Aug 28th and Sept 1st (in cooler years the 3rd week of Sept is more the norm). As for vinification - we make our Viogniers 100% varietal, the 2010 was roughly divided in half during fermentation, 45% of the lot stayed in stainless, and the remaining 55% went into second-fill French Oak barrels (coopered by T.W. Boswell), where that portion rested on less in barrel for 3 months. After that, the two separated lots of Viognier were rejoined and made into our award winning 2010 vintage that has been favored by Oz Clarke and Jancis Robinson, among others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com