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Warramunda Estate Compass Marsanne 2016

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There's the complex breakdown of lees giving texture and complexity, and a very slow oxidation ensures that you don't rapidly lose primary fruit. Instead, the primary characters of pear, lemon zest, grapefruit, frangipani, and honeysuckle weave into the secondary fruit flavours of quince, bergamot, lemon curd, aniseed/chervil, and brioche, before some of the emerging tertiary characters of rancio, nuts, coffee, creme brulee, toffee, and blue cheese. All in all, delivering something of complexity and intrigue. The oxidation also means the wine is quite invincible. Quite remarkable.

Winemakers comments

The Marsanne grapes were selectively hand-picked early, ensuring a more primary fruit element and a tighter structure. Whole bunch pressed, cold settled for two days and racked for natural fermentation. The wine was in barrel for six years, with 20% new oak.

Vintage description

2016 had everything in the right place. The wines seem to best express their provenance when these rare vintages happen – and go on to show more and more of the site’s personality with time. Even as an early-picked wine, this wine feels as though it had all the elements there in balance, all the way throughout ripening. Its trajectory was always effortless.

Technical Details

Geographical Indication / Coldstream, Yarra Valley
Variety: Marsanne
Harvest Date / February 2016
Oak / 6 Years
ph / 3.11
Titratable Acidity / 6.1 g/L
Alcohol / 12.5%