The Beauty, a fitting partner to the Beast, is a wine of elegance... Grown on the coolest block on the property and co-fermented with a touch of Viognier, the Beauty displays complex lifted aromatics, along with the softness and subtlety befitting a wine of this name.
Accolades
97 points - James Halliday Wine Companion
Vineyard
B Block: Deep red clay loam | Eastern bank of Greenock Creek | Low topographical position | Shaded morning | North-south oriented rows
Upshot: Cool temperatures | Ripe yet elegant fruit | Soft tannins | Lifted aromatics
Vintage
Rainfall: Rain event in early February | Dry thereafter
Temperature: Mild Summer temperatures
Upshot: Delayed harvest | Outstanding flavour development | High natural acidity | Wines of poise and
balance
Winemaking
Fermentation: De-stemmed | Combined with wet Viognier skins | 1/3 fermented off skins in oak | 2/3 chilled with 1-2 pump-overs per day | Basket pressed
Oak: 35% new, 65% seasoned | Natural malolactic fermentation | 16 months maturation
Tech.
Analysis: Alcohol: 14.5% | pH: 3.59 | Acid: 6.8g/L | RS: <1.0g/L
Noteworthy Dates
Harvested: 16th March 2017 | Bottled: November 2018 | Re-released: August 2022
Profile
Sensorial
Profile: Blue Fruits | Apricot | White Pepper | White flowers
Texture: Soft and silky | Expressive and complex | Beautiful lift
Characteristics
Animal: Arabian Horse
Vehicle: Mercedes AMG GT
Musical: Harp
