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Worlds Apart

2024

‘Everlasting Happiness’

Touriga Naçional Rosé   |   McLaren Vale - Australia
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About

Silently I’m awaiting the rescue
Gazing into the waves
The sun is burning on my skin
I think it’s time to pack it in
I’m waiting for directions
To find the easy way
To everlasting happiness…

Inspired by the lyrics to Stranded by No Fun At All, Louis wanted to take his dream for everlasting happiness and bottle it; a serious rosé was the only answer. In 2024, the base of this wine is still Touriga Nacional, a Portuguese variety, from the organically farmed Petrucci vineyard in the heart of McLaren Vale, and this year it also saw a larger portion of Syrah from the same block.

The fruit was hand-harvested 12 days apart from each other and thus fermentations occurred separately by variety. Each batch was whole-bunch pressed for three hours and the free-run juice was sent directly to old French oak tonneau with all of the gross lees.  Louis did a heavy amount of lees stirring for the first two to three weeks building texture and getting as much oxygen in the ferments as possible. The wine aged on the gross lees for three months and was racked to tank to settle naturally before being bottled with just a gentle filtration and small sulfur addition. No fining.

Stats

  • Grapes: 67% Touriga Naçional - 33% Syrah
  • Vineyard: Petrucci Vineyard (McLaren Flat)
  • Vine Age: Average: 7-years-old
  • Soil Type: Sandy loam over sandstone
  • Viticulture: Practicing organic
  • Fermentation: Native – neutral French oak barrels
  • Skin Contact: None – just at the press
  • Aging: 3 months in neutral French oak barrels
  • Alcohol: 11.5%
  • pH: 3.09
  • Total Acidity: 7.3 g/L
  • Total SO2: 82 ppm
  • Total Production: 460 cases

Tasting Note

This rosé kicks off with aromas of juicy blood orange, crisp pineapple, and just a hint of papaya that draws you in. The flavor is like biting into a slice of fresh, ripe watermelon on a hot summer day—refreshing and pure. It’s got a clean, dry finish that seems to disappear almost too quickly, leaving you reaching for another sip.

Press & Reviews

The Wine Front

91

"Touriga nacional and syrah from the same vineyard in McLaren Vale. Fermented in barrels.

Light and tangy, like that chip flavour, not really, but the words ring true here. Cranberry, rose water, tangerine, light gingery notes, some vanilla cream and salted cashew here. Easy drinking, neat, glossy texture with a little grip, a good, dry finish with a savoury vein through it all. Pale, attractive rose of good vibes and good times. ‘Nuff said."

- Mike Bennie
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