Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.1%
Total Acidity 6.88 g/L
Grape Varieties Pinot Blanc
Pinot Blanc100%
Drinking Window now - 10 years
Region Margaret River
Soil Loamy gravel over orange gravelly clay
Orientation North-South Row Orientation
Estate Grown Yes
Sites 100% Wilyabrup Estate
Vine Age planted 2012
Fermentation Vessels French Oak, Clayver
Pressing Method Whole Bunch Pressed
Lees Aging 4 months
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French
Production Details First and only producers of Pinot Blanc in the Margaret River region grown on their own rootstocks. First Pinot Blanc vines planted on the estate in 2012. Hand picked when flavours on the vine were in their prime. Whole bunch pressed, free-run isolated. Allowed to settle, racked to tank and fermentation initiated. Around 8 Baume, ferment transferred to combination French oak and clayver. Wine left on lees for 4 months then blended and bottled. Fermentation: 20% new French oak, 20% clayver, balance older French oak.
Tasting Notes
Nose: lemon blossoms, cumquats, preserved lemons
Palate: lemon saline, orange zest, pink lady apple
Food Pairing kaffir lime and coconut poached chicken with noodles
Producer Information
Website
Address
3887 Caves Road, Wilyabrup, WA 6280, Australia
Phone
+61 8 9755 6255
Email
Owner
Sarah Davis and Andrew Jackson
Cellarmaster
Vanessa Carson