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Yeringberg

2023

Marsanne Roussanne

Yarra Valley - Australia
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About

Some grapes & vineyards seem to reflect the past more than others and the Marsanne and Roussanne at Yeringberg carry with them the memory of generations: Marsanne was one of the first varieties planted at Yeringberg in 1863 and soon proved to have arrived on the world stage, with exports and major awards gained throughout Europe and the US. It was replanted in 1973, followed a decade later by Australia’s first Roussanne vines. What began as an act of quiet curiosity has, over the decades, become one of Australian wine’s enduring treasures.  The 2023 season offered one of those rare gifts — a moment when perfect ripeness of both varieties intersected, allowing one single harvest and co-fermentation.  Sandra has never sought to make these varieties fashionable; rather, she remains a link to the Yeringberg archives and bringing modern sensibility to the wine.

The grapes were hand-harvested in one pick and fully destemmed and lightly crushed with a light oxidiative handling for fermentation.  The grapes were co-fermented in stainless-steel and racked off of the gross lees into old French demi-muid for maturation.  Following 11 months of aging the wine was blended to tank and sterile filtered.  It was bottled without fining and with a light sulfur addition.

Stats

  • Grapes: 61% Marsanne - 39% Roussanne
  • Vineyard: Yeringberg - The Old Block
  • Vine Age: 50-years-old (Marsanne) - 40-years-old (Roussanne)
  • Soil Type: Ancient weathered silty grey loam over a mudstone and calcareous siltstone
  • Viticulture: Regenerative
  • Fermentation: Inoculated – stainless-steel
  • Skin Contact: 4 hours (fully destemmed & crushed)
  • Aging: 11 months in old 500L French demi-muids
  • Alcohol: 13%
  • pH: 3.36
  • Total Acidity: 5.6 g/L
  • Total SO2: 108 ppm
  • Total Production: 186 cases
  • SRP: $59.99

Tasting Note

This is a wine of immense finesse and understated power. It leaps from the glass with lively aromas of jasmine, orange blossom and honeysuckle, interwoven with savory notes of pear skin, ginger and quince. The palate is tense and textural at the same time, with a framework that feels broad yet precise revealing the varieties’ quiet, waxen soul resonating with luminous freshness and peculiar grace that seems to want to gather, rather than diminish with age.  It is a food-loving wine that is energetic now but has the structure to evolve beautifully over the next 8–10 years.

Press & Reviews

James Suckling

94

"Aromas of lemon confit, beeswax, fresh flowers, stone fruit and honeysuckle. The palate is medium-bodied with a densely packed mouthfeel that is cut through with bright and pure acidity. A really well-balanced blend with a nod to the Old World. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
- James Suckling

Producer


Yeringberg

Region


Yarra Valley

Country


Australia

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