AU
New Zealand
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97 Points
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97 Points
Yangarra Roux Beaute Roussanne offers an exquisite sensory experience with its exceptional quality, expressive aromatics, luscious texture, well-balanced complexity, and food pairing versatility.
Enticing notes of ripe stone fruits like apricot and peach, intermingled with delicate floral undertones.
Strikes an impressive balance between richness and freshness, vibrant acidity uplifts the wine, adding a refreshing twist to the luscious fruit flavors and subtle hints of honey, toasted nuts, and a touch of spice, adds layers of complexity.
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Description
Winery Notes:
2023 ROUX BEAUTÉ ROUSSANNE
Our unique vineyard, with its weathered sand and ironstone soil, starts this Roussanne’s journey towards being an extraordinary wine. Months mellowing on grape skins in large ceramic eggs ensures a wine of luxurious texture and distinctive flavour.
VINTAGE SUMMARY
The growing season began with significantly higher than average rainfall. The cool, wet conditions continued through Spring, setting us up for balanced canopies and lower yields. La Niña weather patterns forecasted cooler temperatures and continued rainfall for harvest. We were able to enhance vineyard practices such as shoot thinning and leaf removal to promote airflow, reduce mildew and increase sun exposure to bunches. From our experience, a cold vintage in a warm region can produce some of the best wines. Due to the cultural practices implemented, we were able to pick the majority of the vineyard in a three-week window prior to Easter, completed in early April. Wines produced from this vintage will be some of the prettiest and most delicate from the Estate.
WINEMAKING
100% Roussanne. Hand-picked on the 26th of March from Block 6 (1.0 Ha), our oldest Roussanne planting. A portion is destemmed, crushed, and filled to clayver 675L ceramic eggs. 46% of the final blend was fermented on skins and remained on skins for about 7 months before pressing. Only the free draining fraction retained. The other portion is whole bunch basket pressed into ceramic and fermented without skins. The blend is exclusively matured in ceramic for a further 4 months.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Aroma:Orange, Tropical Fruit, White Pepper
Palate:Lime, Spice, Tropical Fruit
Description
Winery Notes:
2023 ROUX BEAUTÉ ROUSSANNE
Our unique vineyard, with its weathered sand and ironstone soil, starts this Roussanne’s journey towards being an extraordinary wine. Months mellowing on grape skins in large ceramic eggs ensures a wine of luxurious texture and distinctive flavour.
VINTAGE SUMMARY
The growing season began with significantly higher than average rainfall. The cool, wet conditions continued through Spring, setting us up for balanced canopies and lower yields. La Niña weather patterns forecasted cooler temperatures and continued rainfall for harvest. We were able to enhance vineyard practices such as shoot thinning and leaf removal to promote airflow, reduce mildew and increase sun exposure to bunches. From our experience, a cold vintage in a warm region can produce some of the best wines. Due to the cultural practices implemented, we were able to pick the majority of the vineyard in a three-week window prior to Easter, completed in early April. Wines produced from this vintage will be some of the prettiest and most delicate from the Estate.
WINEMAKING
100% Roussanne. Hand-picked on the 26th of March from Block 6 (1.0 Ha), our oldest Roussanne planting. A portion is destemmed, crushed, and filled to clayver 675L ceramic eggs. 46% of the final blend was fermented on skins and remained on skins for about 7 months before pressing. Only the free draining fraction retained. The other portion is whole bunch basket pressed into ceramic and fermented without skins. The blend is exclusively matured in ceramic for a further 4 months.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Aroma:
Orange, Tropical Fruit, White Pepper
Palate:
Lime, Spice, Tropical Fruit
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Orange, Tropical Fruit, White Pepper
Lime, Spice, Tropical Fruit
