Yangarra
2018 Roux Beaute Roussanne
Right from the earth and stone of its vineyard, we grew and made this Roussanne to be extraordinary. Months mellowing on its skins in big ceramic eggs ensured a wine of luxurious texture and distinctive flavour.
$65.00
VINTAGE SUMMARY
The 2018 growing season was a text book growing season, a very mild spring, a generally dry summer. With moderate yields, we harvested relatively early on the 10th of March (a fruit day in the biodynamic calendar). The 2018 wines produced typically darker and more intense wines.
WINE MAKING
Hand-picked from Block 6 (1.0 Ha) on the 16th March, our oldest Roussanne planting which is now 15 years old. 50% is destemmed, crushed, and filled to 675L ceramic eggs. Fermented on skins and remained on skins for 193 days before pressing. No pressings retained. The other 50% is pressed into ceramic eggs, fermented off skins. The final blend was 40% extended skin batch and 60% without skins. Bottled November 2018.
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