2024 McLaren Vale PICPOUL
McLaren Vale
Winemaking - A cool vintage led to great flavour development at low baumes whilst retaining great acidity. Fruit from the estate was selectively harvested with just the freerun juice being used for this Picpoul. The juice was settled prior to a long, cool ferment which helped to maintain all the lovely notes from the idyllic 2024 vintage. Following ferment, the wine spent at least one month on lees with regular stirring to help build
palate weight and mouthfeel. Vegan friendly.
Tasting Note - Pale in colour, this fresh Picpoul has lifted aromas of lemon myrtle, quince and citrus. The palate displays crisp green apples, quince and honeysuckle making it a lovely fresh, crisp drinking white wine. Best enjoyed chilled.
92 points Halliday Wine Companion - "This comes off grafted vines in the McLaren Vale Estate vineyard (there’s an Adelaide Hills version, too), with free-run juice fermented cool, then lees stirred to build texture. Maritime of feel, with briny, ozone scents, lemon pith, green apple, Cripps Pink apple skin, some breezy spring florals and a wet concrete mineral note. It has a feathery grip and trademark ‘lip stinging’ acidity, completely in balance, though, lining it up for duty with oysters, grilled garfish and lemon, whiting in lacy tempura batter and the like." Marcus Ellis
91 points The Wine Front - "Lemon, green pear, aniseed. It’s a little bit fleshy, green pear and mint with something of a tonic water bite, some grip and chalkiness to texture, slightly sandy even, with lemon zest and a tangy bite to a finish of good length." Gary Walsh
90 points The Vintage Journal - SA Wine Guide - " Grapefruit skin, pomelo and yellow apples. Elderflower and jasmine blooms. Fennel fronds and sea spray, the wine is lively and bright and energetic. A touch of picked lemon thyme and a dry finish. Reminiscent of a coastal breeze. This is an ideal seafood pairing and should feature in your weekly white wine rotation. Drink now" Shanteh Wale