Citrus Fruit, Herbaceous, and Mineral, Toasted and Sweet Spice
BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: South Australia (Barossa, Claire & Eden Valley, McLaren Vale & More), Australia
Grape Varietals:
Chenin Blanc
Winemaking:
Organic and Minimal Intervention
Direct Press and Wild yeast
Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Shellfish & oil based pasta
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
The CHN 2021 label is a detail from an oil on linen painting by the gifted Sydney artist, Alesandro Ljubicic, called “Try To Be A Rainbow To Someone’s Cloud” @alesandroljubicic
Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Chenin Blanc. Willamba Hill is a relatively steep, south facing 33 year old vineyard in the Blewitt Springs sub region of McLaren Vale. Overlaid with the deep white beach sands distinctive to Blewitt Springs, we attempt to capture some of the salinity and marine fossil notes from the sandy, coastal soils, thus transporting you to the oceanside with each whiff and taste. Blewitt Springs geology begins 50 million years ago at the mouth of what is now Maslin Beach (Australia’s first unclad beach) and runs some 30km Eastward up to the foothills of the Adelaide Hills
Taste Profile: A pale straw in hue, the wine is heady with Chenin perfume of honey, straw, celery, real lemonade and water chestnut. Soft entry with trim acidity, the wine tightens as it flows across the tongue revealing a lick of saline and oyster shell. Good natural acidity with a delicate chalky, lemon pucker and notes of liquorice on the finish that pull you back for another look
Winemaking Process: The grapes are fermented wild in neutral French barriques for 12 months to help accentuate this maritime effect and to build texture
