2020 Cornelius Airds Blanc de Blanc

Pale straw with a delicate mousse and with a persistent bead.

The nose is complex with a myriad of characters from green apple and citrus notes to brioche and aldehyde overtones.

The palate mirrors the bouquet with upfront green apple and citrus notes with a creamy bready mid palate making way to a hint of aldehyde on the finish.

The wine has received zero dosage which delivers an intense mineral mouth feel and a long savoury finish.

Winemaking Region: Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria.

Clone: I10V5. - Soil Type: Self mulching black vertosol derived from tertiary basalt.

Oak Use: 6 months in 5 year old French barriques. - Winemaking: Handpicked, whole bunch pressed with free run juice to old barrels with light solids and wild fermented over 2 weeks. Left on lees for six months before being removed from barrel. The wine was then tiraged and transferred to bottle where secondary fermentation took place. It was left on lees in bottle for 3 years before being disgorged and released.