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ADVANCE RELEASE: ROGERS ROAD ROUSSANNE

ADVANCE RELEASE

Rogers Road Roussanne 2018

Sellicks Hill, McLaren Vale
Our Advance Release wines offer a portal into the future of Thistledown. Though our focus is very much on Grenache, Shiraz and Chardonnay, it is not an unnatural progression to dabble in some Rhône influenced whites. Relatively rare in South Australia, this example from the southerly reaches of the region benefits from being grown on kurrajong formation soils, famed for the quality of the fruit they provide.
Only 660 bottles produced
$65 | SOLD OUT
Tasting 
Aromatic honeysuckle and toasted almond lead through to a beautifully waxy, lemon laden palate with hints of ripe pear, honey and ginger.

Alcohol 14%
Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. 
Points & Awards

  • 92 points - Huon Hooke

Viticulture
Though the preceeding 2017 was a late, cool and sometimes damp season, it ended with lower than average rainfall for the late season. Above average rainfall in July and August filled soil profiles and dams but from then on the season has been very dry. As low as 40% of average rainfall in areas such as Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale. It is this dry weather that characterised the 2018 season and the low disease pressure coupled with ideal conditions
for flowering and early development set the vines up for an excellent season. With virtually no rainfall between January and April, fruit quality in all areas was very good though some heat stress in February led to isolated defoliation, particularly on Shiraz. As we like to pick “on the way up” our season began quickly with a number of varieties ripening at once but then progressed nicely, with the ability to pick when it suited given the settled weather.
Winemaking
Hand-picked on the 19th February. Whole bunch pressed, settled in tank, racked and wild fermented in barrel. Aged in the same barrique for 8 months.
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2018
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