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A nose of nuttiness and delicate stone fruit embellished in a complex array of secondary characters from oak fermentation and lees contact. Peach and grapefruit on the palate, with fresh balanced natural acidic finish giving layers of textural complexity. French oak maturation provides a crème brulee, cashew like sweetness and lingering finish
COLOUR: Brilliant straw with green edge’s.
NOSE: Nuttiness and delicate stone fruit.
PALATE: Peach and grapefruit, with fresh balanced natural acidic finish giving layers of textural complexity.
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The fruit was handpicked, chilled and whole bunch pressed to allow gentle extraction. The juice was transferred directly into French oak barrels and fermented with a mix of natural (wild) yeast and selected yeast strains to provide complexity. No MLF to retain natural acidity and freshness. Post-fermentation the lees were stirred gently once a week until the balance between oak, lees characters and fruit characters was achieved.
Rockcliffe is rated as 5 red stars in James Halliday Wine Companion.
Rockcliffe is named after the stretch of 100m high granite rock cliffs that dominate the eastern end of Denmark’s main bay. The same granite lies beneath the winery and gives distinctive characteristics to the wine.
Our brands reflect our love of the Ocean and how important it is to the vineyard. Located less than 15km from the Southern Ocean, we are gifted with sea breezes all summer to cool the vineyard, creating the perfect conditions for the slow ripening, cool climate styles that symbolize the Great Southern.
