Roussanne 2016 Limited Release
An elegant wine with lime, pear & spice with subtle French oak
DESCRIPTION
Tasting Notes
Pale straw with a light green hue. A restrained and fine nose of lime peel, pears and herbal tea. Barrel fermentation adds depth with hints of roasted cashews.
Wine Making
Fruit was harvested in mid February and partially fermented in French oak puncheons. The wine spent a further nine months in oak prior to bottling.
Cellaring
Roussanne is a wine of subtlety and finesse and requires a sensitive hand in both the vineyard and winery. Whilst enjoyable as a young wine, we believe the wine has the necessary components to improve in bottle over the coming 3-4 years. A perfect match with cured kingfish and sashimi selection.
Technical
| The Grapes | : Roussanne grapes from our Rutherglen vineyards. |
| Date Tasted | : December 2016 |
| Alcohol | : 13.0% |
| T.A (g/l) | : 7.5g/l |
| pH | : 3.3pH |
Pale straw with a light green hue. A restrained and fine nose of lime peel, pears and herbal tea. Barrel fermentation adds depth with hints of roasted cashews.
Palate:
The palate is crisp and fine with characters of pears, dried herbs, white pepper and a little spice. An excellent vintage has produced a wine with intense varietal fruit and a firm acid backbone. Time on lees has provided texture and integration on the mid palate before a lingering finish.
Fruit was harvested in mid February and partially fermented in French oak puncheons. The wine spent a further nine months in oak prior to bottling.
Roussanne is a wine of subtlety and finesse and requires a sensitive
hand in both the vineyard and winery. Whilst enjoyable as a young wine,
we believe the wine has the necessary components to improve in bottle
over the coming 3-4 years. A perfect match with cured kingfish and
sashimi selection.
| The Grapes | : Roussanne grapes from our Rutherglen vineyards. |
| Date Tasted | : December 2016 |
| Alcohol | : 13.0% |
| T.A (g/l) | : 7.5g/l |
| pH | : 3.3pH |
