The Contrarian Viognier 2021

Each vintage I like to express the Barossa in a contrary manner. ‘The Contrarian’ is my indulgent, creative winemaking outlet and challenges traditional concepts around Barossan wine.

I have been working with Viognier for 16 years now and have always left other winemakers to bottle the wine. The main reasons are that I do not enjoy drinking the style that is put forward in Australia let alone Condrieu. On my second visit to Chateau Grillet in 2013 I decided I would one day ‘chase’ their style but would need to bide my time and create the opportunity. 

Ultimately this is a wine style that will blossom with bottle age, but if you need to drink it young please find some soft cheese, perhaps Brillat-Savarin to help with the high acidity.

We love what we see in this expression of the Barossa and feel it is a style worthy of your table. Alex Head