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Yalumba Samuels Garden Roussanne
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Yalumba Samuels Garden Roussanne

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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard Since starting work with Viognier in the 1980s our winemaking team has been keen to work with Roussanne the other perfumed and exotic variety originating in the northern Rh ocirc ne Following the sucess of Viognier and other varieties of Rh ocirc ne origin in the Barosa this region was the natural place to plant Winemaking The fruit was harvested cool and tipped directly into the press The juice was then pressed to old oak barrels for fermentation initiated by natural or lsquo wild rsquo yeasts from the vineyards Post fermentation the barrels are topped and moved to the cool room to spend the next 10 months at 4 deg C with batonnage lees mixing every three weeks The batonnage helps develop the palate weight and adds a creamy texture to the wine TASTING NOTES This wine is straw green in colour showing aromas that are reminiscent of walking through wild flowers camomile lavender wild rose and the suggestion of a nearby bee hive The palate is silky yet defined white fleshed peach vanilla custard and cumquat layered over fresh grapefruit acidity and a fine almond meal texture with lingering hints of honey and fresh bees wax Enjoy with a wild mushroom and thyme risotto

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2016
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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard Since starting work with Viognier in the 1980s our winemaking team has been keen to work with Roussanne the other perfumed and exotic variety originating in the northern Rh ocirc ne Following the sucess of Viognier and other varieties of Rh ocirc ne origin in the Barossa this region was the natural place to plant Winemaking The fruit was harvested cool and tipped directly into the press The juice was then pressed to old oak barrels for fermentation initiated by natural or lsquo wild rsquo yeasts from the vineyards Post fermentation the barrels are topped and moved to the cool room to spend the next 10 months at 4 deg C with batonnage lees mixing every three weeks The batonnage helps develop the palate weight and adds a creamy texture to the wine TASTING NOTES This wine is straw green in colour showing aromas that are reminiscent of walking through wild flowers camomile lavender wild rose and the suggestion of a nearby bee hive The palate is silky yet defined white fleshed peach vanilla custard and cumquat layered over fresh grapefruit acidity and a fine almond meal texture with lingering hints of honey and fresh bees wax Enjoy with a wild mushroom and thyme risotto

Vintage: 2016

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