Snake + Herring Bizarre Love Triangle Pinot Gris Gewürztraminer Riesling 2019

The 2019 BLT is a product of the vintage. Notes of pearskin, nashi, spice and floral aromatics with mineral and oyster shell complexity. Bright tight and fresh on the palate showing creamy almondine weight as well as beurre bosc pear and a tight lingering lime juice acidity. Perfect as a breakfast wine with dim sum.

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• The Bizarre Love Triangle is an idea, a blend based on the Gentil aromatic blends of Alsace in France, where it is allowed to blend only Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer. These are aromatic spicy delicious wines with slippery and slatey textures, great chilled for warm weather and approachable as young wines.
  
  We have sourced our components from the Frankland River region in the Great Southern, the more northern aspect and continentality being perfect for these Alsatian varieties. Pinot Gris has a great texture with pearskin and slate fruit flavours. The Gewurztraminer is more aromatic, showing spice and florals with a talc texture. Riesling hold the components together with a fine thread of citrus and acidity.
  
  All components were pressed individually and pressings fractions separated. We barrel fermented all pressings fractions as well as the Pinot Gris free run in old 500L puncheons to add texture and volume. The free run components were fermented in tank. After 5 months on lees in both tank and barrel, the various components were reassembled, given a good talking too and sent on their way to bottle.
  
  The 2019 growing season was cool and wet with frost severely compromising many crop levels in the Frankland sub region as well as many others in the Southwest of WA. Summer remained cool which maintained fruit lift and natural acidity. The low crop levels however saved the vintage and added extra fruit concentration.
  
  In the mid 1980’s a small block of Riesling vines was planted on a north facing slope of a valley intensely protected by natural bush on both the Southern and Western sides. The gentle maritime climate provides excellent growing conditions for this delicate variety and the site is perfectly protected from late spring storms and strong winds which can upset flowering and fruit set. Cane pruned and arched to force even bud burst, all fruit is handpicked and hand pruned. Composted mulch has been spread throughout the vineyard since 2007 producing exceptional health and balance.
  
  

  Region: Frankland River, WA

  Varietals: 41% Pinot Gris, 40% Gewurztraminer, 19% Riesling

  Vintage: 2019

  Alcohol: 12.5%

   

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