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Fraser Gallop Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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The warmer conditions for vintage gave us a wine showing slightly riper flavour profiles than the 2009 with the Southern Karridale Sauvignon Blanc dominating the nose of the wine. Ripe gooseberries, passionfruit, lemongrass and fruit jube esters dominate the aromas, however over time the 'bubblegum' esters will fade away to reveal a more minerally edged wine.
The palate is quite chalky and the fresh crispness of acidity sits well with the apparent sweetness of the wine. Flavours of gooseberry, passionfruit, lime and juniper berries and some lemony twang make for a very delicious wine.
Another sublime season in Margaret River with one of the warmest and driest seasons on record. A return to normal rainfalls in winter (855 mm from May –September) saw the sub-soil moisture replenished for the long dry summer (76mm from October – April). Warm spring conditions without too much wind during November and December enabled most varieties to flower and set fruit well with more bunches/vine than normal resulting in yields up by 15-20 % across the board. Yields would have been considerably higher if it wasn’t for the 2 days of above 40C in mid- January that shrivelled and cooked berries that were fully exposed to the sun, however this event did not appear to affect quality in the reds as these berries dried up to nothing, however some Chardonnay was affected and sunburnt bunches were removed before harvest. The grapes are all hand-picked at Fraser Gallop Estate so this gives us a second opportunity to cull out any untoward bunches of grapes. The warm weather accelerated the ripening of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon which all came off in a flurry and made for a vintage that started 1 week earlier than usual. The conditions for March and April moderated and the conditions for ripening reds were perfect. On March 23rd a severe hail storm hit Perth and passed 50 kms away to the East of us luckily and we got very little rain from it. The average maximum temperature for March 2010 was 26.5C compared to 24.5C in 2009 so conditions were still a little warmer than we liked, however as far as vintages go we would rate this as one of our best yet.
2009 Parterre – 95 points
A range of fermentation vessels from stainless steel barrels to French oak barriques and puncheons, some old, some new were used for this Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc blend, the inspiration coming from Domaine de Chevalier in Bordeaux. Put more simply, this is a wine tailor-made for food of many descriptions.
Screwcap. 13% alc. Rating 95 Drink 2015 $35 Date Tasted Jun 10 2010
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WBW Rating: 95/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Margaret River WA |
Winemaker: Clive Otto
Drink now until: 2015
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