Nagambie Lakes

2017

WINE REGION: Lakes

FRUIT SOURCE: Tahbilk Estate

GRAPE VARIETY: Roussanne 47% Marsanne 39% Viognier 14%

MATURATION: Roussanne 12 months in second use French Marsanne & Viognier Stainless Steel

ACID: 6.0 g/l

pH: 3.34

ALCOHOL: 11.5% v/v

TOTAL ROUSSANNE MARSANNE VIOGNIER 2 9 15 29 AWARDS

VINTAGE 2017 ABOUT THE NOTE After many years of dry winters we received Established in 1860, Tahbilk is located in the “Vibrant and textural the gestalt melding of the average to above average rains through the 2016 premium central Victorian viticultural region of three is seamless with apple blossom and rose winter and spring. The grapevines responded, Nagambie Lakes. petal aromas, weaving across apricot and warm growing vivid green canopies and setting good crop Purchased by Reginald Purbrick in 1925, five peach flavours with spicy, toasted almond hints levels. A temperamental spring saw up and down generations of the Purbrick family have been before finishing with a fresh mineral-like acidity. temperatures and there were many ‘Four seasons actively involved in Tahbilk bringing a tradition of A further six years plus in the cellar will see in a day’ events, and warmish rainy days. The latter pride, hard work and a love of good wine to their additional complexity develop.” caused anxiety for our managers, with the unique heritage of being the oldest family owned potential for mildew to develop. However good and vineyard in . management and diligent monitoring allowed us to Tahbilk has a rich history with each of the Alister Purbrick ~ Fourth Generation keep the vineyard disease free. that make up this release, in particular Marsanne CEO and Winemaker Summer seemed transient but we did have three with surviving vines that date back to 1927, to our balmy weeks through March with ripening more recent, yet still significantly mature, Viognier continuing at a steady pace. The fine, albeit slightly and Roussanne plantings. cooler, weather lingered on in April and With only six released to date, this Tahbilk continued steadily with very few issues but triple blend is already gathering an admirable Wine thankful that the weather did hold. Show record. 2017 will be remembered as having a traditional late start with the very even and steady ripening resulting in distinct flavours with bright fruit and elegant, fine structures.

Tahbilk Pty Ltd PO Box 130 Nagambie 3608 Australia P: 03-5794 2555 F: 03-5794 2360 E: [email protected] W: www.tahbilk.com.au

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