Michael Hall Barossa Valley Roussanne 2021, Greenock

Growing season: The Milky Hill block in Greenock has a topsoil of sandy loam over clay. Fair winter rains and a cool summer gave us a healthy crop of excellent quality.

Winemaking: Hand-picked on the 24th of February, destemmed and pressed, wild yeast fermented in French oak barrels (33% new) and stainless steel, matured for nine months on lees. Fined, filtered and bottled.

Bottles produced: 1870
Alcohol 12.9%; Titratable acidity 6.0g/L; pH 3.49; Residual sugar 0.85g/L

Produced by Michael Hall Wines

Michael Hall is a renowned, award-winning, South Australian-based, micro-negociant making individual wines that reflect their place. He sources fruit from carefully chosen single vineyards in the Barossa Valley, Eden Valley and the Adelaide Hills to produce small-batch, precise, expressive wines. Michael was originally from the UK, and he released the first vintage of Michael Hall Wines in 2008, bringing his wine dream to fruition after two decades as a jewellery expert at Sotheby’s in Switzerland. To prepare, he enrolled in wine science in Adelaide and absorbed as much knowledge as he could working stints in Australia with Cullen, Giaconda, Henschke, Shaw + Smith, Coldstream Hills and Veritas; in France with Domaine Leflaive, Meo-Camuzet, Vieux Telegraphe and Trevallon.

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Tasting Notes

This barrel fermented Roussanne has notes of marzipan, banana peel and green tea on the nose, and a powdery dry palate of chamomile and cut hay.