2025 Rocky Road Aromatico

This intensely lifted wine presents lifted aromas of lychee, lemongrass, and floral notes of frangipani and chamomile.

The palate is creamy yet refreshing, with fresh pastry texture and crisp acidity providing drive. This is an alternative blend of grape varietals combining interest and great drinkability.

Vineyard: The Chenin Blanc is sourced from the Mac Vineyard, while both Sauvignon Blanc 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.

A season of balance that shaped fresh and flavoursome wines with lifted perfumes, vibrant colours and great intensity. Abundant rainfalls in winter and favourable weather in spring encouraged healthy vine growth and good yields. Summer was mild, with warm and breezy days followed by cool night, allowing our grapes to develop excellent aromatic and flavour complexity across all our white varietals yet retaining impressive tension and natural acidity. The Marri blossom was abundant and bird pressure low, so we were able to harvest red grapes in ideal conditions. All reds, and particularly Cabernet Sauvignon show strong varietal definition, perfect tannin ripeness and great aging potential.

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 large format oak casks for extra texture and aromatic complexity. After fermentation the wine was left on fine lees until Spring and bottled early to retain freshness and aromatic lift.