Alpha Box & Dice O Gruner Veltliner 2021 vs Bodega DiamAndes de Uco Viognier 2021
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Alpha Box & Dice O Gruner Veltliner 2021 currently starts £0.21 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £24.49 | £24.70 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Alpha Box & Dice | Bodega DiamAndes |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Grüner Veltliner | Viognier |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Alpha Box & Dice O Gruner Veltliner 2021
Alpha Box & Dice O Grüner Veltliner is a thought-provoking style of Grüner Veltliner rarely seen in Australia. This wine showcases a more textured, complex approach to the variety, with 18 hours cold maceration on skins, wild fermentation in French oak barrique (15% new), and partial malolactic fermentation. The result is a medium-to-full-bodied white with remarkable texture and depth, offering a unique Australian take on this classic Austrian variety. Why You'll Love It This is Grüner Veltliner reimagined by one of Australia's most innovative producers. Alpha Box & Dice are known for pushing boundaries and creating distinctive wines with personality. With extended skin contact, wild fermentation in barrique, 8 months on lees, and partial malolactic fermentation, this wine offers exceptional complexity and texture. The 10 months in oak and 9 months bottle age create a wine that's ready to drink now with remarkable depth. Meet the Producer Alpha Box & Dice is one of Australia's most innovative and creative wine producers, known for making distinctive wines with personality and pushing the boundaries of what Australian wine can be. Based in the Adelaide Hills, they focus on interesting varieties and unconventional winemaking techniques. Production Bunch thinned and shoot trimmed for quality. Picked in the cool of night, followed by 18 hours of cold maceration on skins for texture and complexity. Pressed to tank, then racked to French oak barrique (15% new) with light solids included. Wild fermentation in barrique until dry, with partial malolactic fermentation (roughly 20%). Aged 8 months on lees, 10 months total in barrique, plus 9 months bottle age before release. Tasting Notes White stonefruit, brioche, oyster shells with a hint of white pepper. Medium-to-full-bodied with remarkable texture (similar to ramen consistency). Fresh and soft acidity balanced by gentle structured phenolics from skin contact. Complex, textured, and distinctive. Perfect Pairings Enjoy with
Bodega DiamAndes de Uco Viognier 2021
Another stunner from DiamAndes, this Viognier has a wonderfully expressive nose of stone fruits and flowers, with a juicy, waxy palate that puts one in the mind of the Rhone. A superb example of Argentine Viognier! In the heart of Clos de los Siete, Bodega DiamAndes stands as a winemaking haven, producing wines that resonate with intensity and finesse from their beautiful vineyards high up in Argentina's Uco Valley. Set up in 2005 by the esteemed Bonnie Family (the famous name behind Malartic Lagraviere & Gazin Rocquencourt), this is another very successful project from an established Bordeaux dynasty. A truly exceptional example of what Viognier can achieve in Argentina. Lovely floral notes combine with soft peaches and a hint of tropical fruits, still fresh but with a well rounded body and luxuriously long finish. Will Hill, Wine Guru
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