$75.00
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Region: Yarra Valley
Grapes: Marsanne, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Viognier
First Glance: Waxy, Mineral, Spicy, Fresh
Acclaim: 95pts
The Wine:
Vinified separately, each varietal was harvested at optimum ripeness. Hand harvested and whole bunch pressed after being held overnight in a cool room. The freshly pressed juice, unclarified was gravity filled to seasoned French oak barrels and two ceramic eggs; one each for Marsanne and Roussanne. In the underground cellar the fermentation was complete, and maturation followed. The components left undisturbed for stabilisation over 10 months before blending and bottling.
The Review:
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - 95pts
"Classy wine. Arresting actually. Spice, brine, white peach, cooked apple and cedar-cream characters with a general waxiness threaded throughout. Effectively a white pepper character in pay too, or certainly something in the pepper/mace area, and oyster shells too. This is both suggestive of richness and taut. Big love here. This is fabulous."
