McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills
Trousseau
12.5%
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Nose: Strawberries, potpourri and spiced earth.
Palate: Plush and soft like a stuffed toy for your palate, there's a gentle structure punctuating a rounded mouthfeel.
Pair: Pâté and crudites.
Winemaking: Picked in the early morning, 100% destemmed, gently hand plunged twice daily, 3 weeks total time on skins. Naturally fermented, spontaneous MLF. Matured for 4 months in seasoned barrels. 
Vineyard: Chalk Hill California Rd vineyard, Mclaren Vale and Springhill vineyard, Adelaide Hills. Both are VSP spur pruned to a permanent cordon. 80m elevation with no aspect for Mclaren Vale vineyard, Springhill vineyard has elevation of 380m-400m with a N aspect. Chalk Hill has heavy clay soils whilst Springhill has ironstone gravel embedded loam over sandstone base. 
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