This classic blend of Marsanne Roussanne is expansive and savoury, yet elegant and fresh.
100% Margaret River
64% Marsanne | 36% Roussane
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Marsanne l Roussanne
Alcohol %
13.5
Halliday Wine Companion
95
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Aromatic and complex, this wine reveals nuances of honeysuckle, grilled peach and preserved lemons. Marsanne contributes to texture with spice and chamomile tea notes, while the Roussanne adds definition, minerality and a delicate saline aftertaste. Textural, satisfying and persistent this wine is our take on a Rhone Valley classic.
Vineyard
Hazel's & Calgardup Brook Vineyards
Wine Making
A blend of Marsanne (59%) and Roussanne (41%) from our Calgardup and Hazel’s vineyards in southern Margaret River. Marsanne fruit was gently pressed straight to tank for fermentation and the Roussanne underwent a short cold maceration with the skins before being pressed to a single concrete vessel. Matured separately on fine lees for 6 months, the two components were blended and bottled in early spring 2023.
Vintage Report
A season of great balance, which produced wines of grace, perfume, and longevity. Winter was wet and cooler than average, and we experienced a cool but dry spring across the Margaret River region. Good flowering conditions resulted in good bunch numbers and weights, producing good yields after three years of tiny crops. Summer was one of the driest on record with relatively mild temperatures leading into January; these conditions delayed canopy development but January bought fantastic weather with warm, sunny, and breezy days as hoped, but without any temperature spikes and heat stress. Excellent diurnal temperature variation was a constant of this season, setting us up for a highly aromatic vintage and perfect phenological ripeness of the skins and seeds. Our whites show great freshness and aromatic lift.