Vall Llach Aigua de Llum

The one white here, the 2018 Aigua de Llum is a ripe and generously oaked pure Viognier from 25-year-old vines that are currently being converted to organic farming. It fermented half in new 300-liter oak barrels and half in stainless steel and matured in new 500-liter French oak barrels for four months. It's still too much new oak for me, but the extra freshness of 2018 makes it feel better integrated. The wine is still quite powerful at 15% alcohol, so it's not a shy or austere white at all. 649 bottles were filled in May 2019.