Limited Release
2021 DJL Chenin Blanc
$28.00
$168.00
63 in stock
This is our second release DJL Chenin Blanc, a limited Cellar Door release produced from a small parcel of fruit from a single vineyard in Yallingup. It is a a punchy, tropical and bright medium bodied, off-dry wine offering a wonderful generosity of fruits.
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Viticulture
Chenin Blanc |
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2021 |
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Margaret River |
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We had a great Summer leading up to vintage, although a rain event about a week or so before the start of harvest lead to some unusually humid conditions (for Margaret River at least). Careful fruit selection in some vineyards was required as a result of the humidity, despite experiencing good weather during the white harvest. The end of the whites saw a bit more rain, which was then followed by fine weather for the rest of March setting up the Cabernets nicely. In summary 2021 was a more challenging season than usual, however the extra work in the vineyard ultimately paid dividends with some wonderfully elegant wines being produced as a result. This is our second DJL Chenin Blanc, a limited release produced from a small parcel of fruit from a mature single vineyard in Yallingup. |
Tasting Notes
Pale straw with slight green tinge. |
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The punchy bouquet displays crunchy tropical fruits and citrus with wafts of chamomile and nectar with some underlying barrel ferment complexity. |
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The palate is off-dry, and medium bodied, and offers a wonderful generosity of fruits. Ripe pears, pawpaw and fig combine with a bright acidity which balances the lingering sweet fruit finish. A subtle savoury saline, oystershell element also provides a great foil to the natural residual sugar. |
Winemaking
13.0% |
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750ml |
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3.28 |
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The fruit was pressed, without any crushing, followed by 100%-barrel fermentation in select French oak (10% new oak). Wild fermentation was encouraged in order to introduce more complexity and the fermentation was stopped with a judicious amount of residual sugar remaining. All the individual batches which make up the blend were lees stirred throughout a four-month oak maturation period, without any malolactic fermentation. |
Professional Reviews
92
This has a fresh apple and pear nose with some pastry and a little reductive flurry of charcuterie. The palate is a fresh and flavorsome surge of apple and pastry with compelling, vinous character. Drink over the next three years. Screw cap.