2023 Rocky Road Cloudy Aromatico

An alternative blend of varieties combining purity, interest and great drinkability.

100% Margaret River 

Grapes: 72% Chenin Blanc | 15% Sauvignon Blanc | 13% Chardonnay

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Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Harvest Date
February 2023
Aging
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Alcohol %
12
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This unfiltered wine presents intense aromas of nashi pears and plum blossom along with grapefruit pith & fresh green apple. The palate is refreshing with juicy acidity and length. An alternative blend of varieties combining interest & great drinkability.
Vineyard
The Chenin Blanc is sourced from the Mac Vineyard in Willyabrup, while both Marsanne and Chardonnay are from our Calgardup Brook Vineyard. This vineyard lies just inland from the coast. Its soils are well drained sandy and schisty. The climate of this vineyard is strongly influenced by its immediate vicinity to the Indian Ocean.
Production Notes
A blend of three varieties: Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. The fruit was picked in the cool hours of the night, whole berry pressed and transferred to a combination of stainless-steel tanks and concrete vessels for extra texture and aromatic complexity. After fermentation the wine was left on fine lees until Spring and bottled without any fining or filtration.
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.