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Mitchell Harris Pyrenees Sauvignon Blanc Fumé 2023
$ 30.00 incl. GST
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Fermented with wild yeast in French oak hogsheads on full juice solids, approximately 10% fermented on skins for 2 weeks. A beautifully enunciated fumé style, the oak giving length and complexity without dominating the delicate Sauvignon fruit.
“Pyrenees sauvignon blanc is one of Australia’s wine secrets, and this is a fabulous example. Restrained fruitiness with ripe gooseberry aromas and a touch of passionfruit. The palate is beautifully long and lemony, with excellent weight and a silky flow. And although it is oak fermented, the impact is on the texture, structure and length of the wine rather than the aromas and flavours. The palate is based around citrus rather than tropical fruit, so it is a distinctly different offering from many other locally available sauvignon blancs. A perfect showcase of high-quality fruit and astute winemaking.”
96 points, Toni Paterson, Halliday Wine Companion
Additional information
| Weight | 1.333 kg |
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Mitchell Harris / Pyrenees And Ballarat, Vic
Cool Climate Stylings From One Of The Most Passionate Advocates For Victorian Wine
Famed for an excellent wine bar and cellar door venue in Ballarat, Mitchell Harris is a multi-faced wine business of two families. The affable John Harris earned his winemaking stripes as chief sparkling winemaker of Domaine Chandon before the families launched their own operation in 2008, becoming Ballarat’s first true food and wine destination, underpinned by a smart, small batch wine label.
Long standing relationships with good growers have been maintained, most notably with the Peerick vineyard in the gorgeous Victorian Pyrenees. Winemaking ethos is of contemporary minimal handling, with a leaning to wild ferments, considered use of French oak, and gentle extraction. The wines are stylistically clean and pure, with John Harris a renowned tireless campaigner in the promotion of Victoria’s wines and regions.
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