2019 GLEN GARVALD MARSANNE ROUSSANNE, AUSTRALIA, 750ml BOTTLES

OFFERED BY THE CASE (6 x 750ml BOTTLES)

RRP: $210 PER CASE, $35 PER BOTTLE

Sourced from our Estate single adjacent blocks of Marsanne (Yalumba 1 clone)
and Roussanne (HT Vassel clone). All fruit was hand-picked and hand-sorted
then crushed direct to press. Crushing immediately prior to pressing ‘roughed-
up’ the stalks for added complexity and palate detail. The cloudy juice was
racked direct to barrel for natural spontaneous fermentation. Post barrel
fermentation, the wines were rested on lees until blending just prior to
preparation for bottling. Roughly one-third of the volume was encouraged to
complete 100% malolactic fermentation.


Winemaker’s notes:

This inaugural Glen Garvald Marsanne Roussanne release represents the
realisation of a 13-year long process of development from inspiration to
ideation to actualization of a dream triggered by our winemaker working the
2006 vintage at the incomparable Domaine Jean-Louis Chave in the Hermitage
appellation of France’s northern Rhône Valley. This family-owned and operated
domaine has been producing blends of superlative and ethereal expression;
with the highest regard from these perfectly matched varieties for centuries.
Our single blocks of these varieties were planted in 2015 and delivered their
first crop for the 2019 vintage.
Unfurling aromas of ginger, makrut lime leaf, vanilla custard, flint and fennel
seed introduce the rich and viscous palate which has its length and
persistence aided by the inherent subliminal bitterness of the Marsanne skins
and tactile phenolics. Roussanne works as the perfect foil, harnessing and
focusing the power of the Marsanne, adding definition across the palate and
accentuates the finish. Flavour resounds and reverberates as a result.

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