A blend of Grenache Blanc 45% / Roussanne 23% / Piquepoul Blanc 16% / Marsanne 16%. The grapes were picked at different stages during harvest. The fruit was pre-cooled and whole bunch pressed before spontaneous fermentation took place. The wine was barrel fermented and aged in old 225L and 500L French oak barrels. A 30% portion of the Grenache was whole bunch fermented and spent 14 days on stems for added texture and complexity. All components went through 100% malolactic fermentation. The wines were aged for 12 months in barrel prior to blending and bottling and spent 4 months in bottle before release.

Lifted florals of jasmine, frangipani – the scent of white blooms on a summer night; waxy, heady. The evolving aromatic complexity undresses into peaches and cream, honeyed peach and quince, the softness of straw weaves through, refreshed with crushed lime-leaf brightness. Layered and lithe, the palate has real presence; vivid white grapefruit, white citrus purls around a deep core of stone fruit, the acidity, a silver-toned electricity, balancing the concentration of fruit. Lime washes in again at the finish, in its wake a faint grip of pithy fruit-tannin, which extends the length and refreshes the palate.