VentisqueroTara Viognier 5th Edition NV

Name: Tara Viognier 5th Edition
Brand: Ventisquero
SKU: VIN-009484
Price: 32.2 GBP
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Product code: 9484

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White Wine from
Atacama, Chile

Country: Chile

Region: Atacama

Type: White Wine

Winery: Ventisquero

Alcohol: 13.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Viognier

Grape: 100% Viognier

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Country: Chile

Region: Atacama

Type: White Wine

Winery: Ventisquero

Alcohol: 13.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Viognier

Grape: 100% Viognier

Product Notes

Ventisquero Tara Viognier 5th Edition is a white wine made from the Viognier grape variety from the Atacama Desert in Chile. The wine has a light, pale straw color, and a fragrant bouquet of tropical fruits like mango, lime, and peach, along with hints of jasmine and honey. On the palate, the wine is crisp with refreshing acidity and a well-balanced mouthfeel. The flavors of apricot, melon, and vanilla are complemented by a subtle oak influence, leading to a long and lingering finish. This wine pairs perfectly with spicy dishes, seafood, and creamy pastas. It is a limited edition wine, and each bottle is numbered to showcase its exclusivity.

Tasting Notes

This is an aromatically complex wine with different layers, revealing notes of candied orange peel, orange blossom, lime, sponge cake and dried fruit. The palate is broad and well-structured but tense at the same time. It is very fresh, with special persistence and there is a saline note in the finish that is characteristic of the wines from this area of the Atacama Desert.

About the Winery

Ventisquero is one of Chile’s leading premium wineries. A project that began in 1998 with the first Ventisquero wines being released in 2001. Since the beginning, owner Don Gonzalo Vial and his family have been pushing the status quo and always looking “a step beyond”.

With 100% estate vineyards, and one of the founding wineries to push the sustainability movement in Chile, it was only a matter of time before they set sights on a new project.

Tara was born in 2008, when they dared to plant its first vines in the Huasco Valley right in the midst of the Atacama Desert. The first year, all vines died due to incredibly salty soils. This is the driest desert on earth, and so the winemakers soon learnt that this was extreme viticulture, and it was like planting vines on Mars.

The Tara project produces the only commercial wines from the Atacama desert, making wines further north than any other winery in Chile. The vines grow not only on salty soils, but with a high limestone content adding to the minerality. The yields are highly restricted due to the soils, the very strong winds that blow from the nearby Pacific Ocean and the lack of rain. Some vines even produce as low as 18hl/ha.

The wines are pressed by feet and bottled by hand. Even the wax covering the cork is done manually. They are bottled unfiltered and unfined and there are no additions to these wines. Just a small amount of sulfur is added to maintain the wines freshness. Due to the very consistent and reliable climate, there is no need for chemicals or pesticides in the vineyard.

The wines are made in small quantities and truly are a reflection of terroir.

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