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2019 Shadowfax Minnow Roussanne
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The fruit was gently whole-bunch pressed and left to settle over night prior to racking. The primary ferment occurred at cooler temperatures to retain fruit aromas. After primary ferment it was gravity fed into older French hogshead barrels in our underground cellar for further maturing. It was left on light lees to develop further complexity for 6 months prior to bottling. It shows hay, lanolin, chamomile, lemon balm and peach notes on the nose. It's medium bodied with both a creamy and waxy sense to the mouthfeel, carrying lemon and white stone fruit notes with white floral suggestions. It finishes with salted almond tones and a slight but pleasant zing and zestiness. - Ed Merrison, CellarHand
The Australian
95 points
Cool-fermented in French hogsheads in the underground cellar. Young Roussanne can be boring but this is the opposite, with a plethora of aromas and flavours in Southern Rhone style. Honeycomb, fig, marzipan and pear are neatly corralled by just-in-time acidity.
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