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Description
95 points
"A superb vintage for this, the finest iteration of Ovitelli Blanc thus far... A brilliant expression that should age very well indeed."
- Ned Goodwin (The Wine Front)
A decade ago Yangarra had the foresight to import most of the remaining permitted Chateauneuf du Pape grape varieties (there are 13 in total) missing from their Rhone-inspired McLaren Vale vineyard. This Ovitelli Blanc is a blend of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Grenache Gris, Bourboulenc and Clairette, and wondefully displays the suitability of these varieties to McLaren Vale.
Around 60% of the fruit sees time on skins (for on average 120 days), with the majority fermented in ceramic egg, before finally blended and matured back in egg again. The result is a stunningly textural white wine; flavourful, dry, filled with notes of pears, apples and lemon awash with sea spray.
It's a wine filled with personality and interest, and yet another pioneering cuvee from this innovative winemaking team.
