Bellingham Bernard Series Whole Bunch Grenache Blanc Viognier

Deep yellow-gold with aromas of wild herbs, orange and kiwi fruit. Medium acidity that stays throughout, the fruit is orange, kumquat and mint humbug. A little long in tooth that has seen better days .

Mid yellow with green tinges Pronounced ripe aromas of orange blossom, honey, quince, mango slices, and dried papaya uplifted with a delicate floral note from the Viognier. The entry holds a medium+ acidity, a plump mid-palate with lots of tropical elements saturating the senses: dried mango flesh, grapefruit and fresh herbs. There is some development on the bottle, giving tertiary elements of overripe orange, star anise, and honey—good flavour concentration with complexity, broad palate shape, and filled with fruit. However, …

Alc: 14% with a deep jasmine-lemon. Some terpene-like aromas on the nose reminiscent of Riesling with white flowers, flint, orange blossom, gunsmoke and tropical that morph into sherbet, hay, papaya, ripe mango and pineapple pieces. A rich entry showing plenty of ripe fruit underpinned by a chalky, flinty acidity. A delightful phenolic texture from the Viognier that, as the wine unwraps further, gives a mineral edge with a dry stone texture, yellow fruit skins, juicy and interspersed with honeysuckle. The …