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Roussanne/Marsanne, 'With Friends', Ben Haines
Roussanne/Marsanne, 'With Friends', Ben Haines
SKU: SKU:AU-BEN-21-23
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DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
• Roussanne & Marsanne • Sourced from 20 year old vines in Yangarra Vineyard, Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale, 175 MASL • Weathered maslin sand combined with ironstone gravels • Hand harvested • Three separate natural ferments; i) Roussanne fermented on skins for 4 weeks ii) Roussanne whole bunch pressed and fermented in puncheon barrels with full solids iii) Marsanne fermented on skins for 6 weeks • The barrel-fermented parcel underwent full MLF on its way to maturation, while the skin-fermented parcels were pressed to a combination of old puncheon barrels and stainless steel vats • Each small batch was then left on gross lees to mellow for 8 months before careful racking directly off of lees to bottle with a small amount of sulfur in November 2022
