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Type: White Wine
Country: Australia
Region: Geelong
Code: SCOT025
From one of James Halliday's Top 100 Australian wineries, this is a tight and mineral infused wine full of ripe pear and lemon zest acidity.

Specification

Type
White Wine
Producer
Scotchmans Hill
Vintage
2021
Style
Dry
Country
Australia
Size
75cl
Region
Geelong
Main Grapes
Pinot Gris
Area
Bellarine Peninsula
Grape Mix
100%
Body
Zingy, zesty and refreshing
Genre
Vegan, Vegetarian
ABV
12.5%
Drinking Window
Drink now
Closure Type
Screw Cap
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Producer

Scotchmans Hill

Established in 1982, Scotchmans Hill is located in the heart of the Bellarine Peninsula. A producer of premium cool maritime climate wines, Scotchmans Hill has been a leading local winery for over thirty years and is rated among James Halliday’s Top 100 Australian Wineries.

Tasting Notes

The wine has a tight mineral palate with nashi pear, lemon zest and spice flavours with creamy mid palate and a light oak finish.

Food Matches

Enjoy with seafood, white meats, salad dishes or as an aperitif.

Vinification

Wine Region: Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. Clone: D1V6. Soil Type: Self mulching black verosol derived from tertiary basalt. Harvest Date: 17/03/20 to 31/03/20. Yield: 3.7kg/vine equates to a tonnage of 9.25tn/ha = 65.0hl/ha. Winemaking: Crushed, destemmed and pressed to tank. Only the best free run juice was used. 35% of the juice was run to older French baarique barrels where it was fermented wild and spent 5 months on lees. The remaining juice was fermented in tank at 13°C for 14 days with extended lees contact for 4 months. The 2 components were blended together and then stabilisied, filtered and bottled in September 2020.

Press Comments

Highly Commended - Wine Merchant Top 100, 2024

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