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Levantine Hill 'Melange Botrytis' 2020
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- TASTING NOTE: Concentrated and complexed via infection of the selected berries with the noble Botrytis cinerea, this wine is rich and hedonistic, luscious and viscous yet elegant and structured. Aromas of golden syrup dumplings, barley sugar, crystallised ginger, beeswax andorange marmalade meld with flavours of orange poppy seed cake, cumquat and cardamom panna cotta. A smattering of phenolics on the finish helps draw the palate long giving resolution and profundity, keeping the sweetness in check. It will gain further richness and dark allure with careful cellaring over 10+ years.
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ABOUT THE WINE: Suitably Botrytised bunches were painstakingly hand-selected in the vineyard and further sorted in the winery prior to a protracted whole-bunch pressing. After overnight settling, the super-sweet juice was racked to a stainless-steel tank for fermentation. Once the ferment neared completion and reached a desired balance of alcohol and residual sugar, the wine was chilled, filtered and transferred for ageing in old 225-litre French oak barriques for 6 months. Levantine Hill
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: In ancient times, the Levant defined the vast biblical lands of the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. French in origin, levant means 'rising', a geographic reference to the sun's ascent from the eastern horizon. We draw inspiration from the French influence on the Levant's winemaking tradition. Levantine Hill
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Victoria, Yarra Valley
- VARIETAL: 63% Semillon, 33% Sauvignon Blanc, 3% Muscadelle, 1% Sauvignon Gris
- WINE STYLE: White Wine
- WINEMAKER: Paul Bridgeman, Peter Shone
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 375ml
