Te Mata Estate
Zara Viognier 2024 750ml

A brilliant crystalline lemon-gold, Zara Viognier ’24 is as striking in the glass as it is on the nose. The wine unfolds with lifted ginger, apricots, Turkish delight, and freshly baked cinnamon notes, alongside a rich, exotic, perfume of jasmine, orange blossom and rosewater. The palate is a sumptuous blend of ripe stone fruit balanced by a silky yet structured mouthfeel. Waves of creme brûlée, nutmeg, and warm baking spice add depth, while a salivating salinity and finely poised acidity create lift and energy. Zara Viognier ’24 finishes long, textural, and gently warming, leaving a lingering impression of floral elegance and spice-laced richness.

Zara ’24 will continue to develop in bottle for three to four years from harvest

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

pH: 3.89

Total acidity as tartaric: 4.7g/l

Alcohol: 14.5%

Residual sugar: Dry

WINEMAKING                                                                                                                 

he fruit was destemmed and crushed with controlled skin contact blended to enhance the wine’s varietal complexity. The juice was then barrel fermented in seasoned French Oak with a full malolactic fermentation aged on gross lees for nine months, blended and then bottled

VINEYARDS                                                                                                                       

On 21 March 2024, fully ripe viognier grapes were hand harvested across the sloping middle terrace of Te Mata Estate’s Woodthorpe Terraces Vineyard.

ORIGIN

Zara is affectionately named after Zara Buck, the first born child of the third generation of Te Mata Estate’s Buck family. Zara spent her childhood playing amongst the vines at the vineyard which is home to this delightful viognier.