Single Vineyard Roussanne 2022

Awards & Reviews

2023 Barossa Wine Show – Bronze

 

“Too many people view the Barossa Valley as being suitable only for the production of serious, monolithic reds. What this beautifully elegant and precise Roussanne demonstrates is the shamefully limiting nature of any such perspective.” Mark Pygott MW

 

 

Mid-golden. Exotic and powerful expressive aromas of apricot, honeysuckle, honey, praline aromas with finely tuned French Oak. Creamy, expressive flavours of apricot, peach, nectarine, creamy / chalky textures with excellent volume of fruity length. 2023-2028 95 points The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2023. 
Andrew Caillard and Angus Hughson.
 

The wine is treated for 10 months in french oak of which 20% was new. Fruit comes from the Materne vineyard in the Greenock sub-region with rich loam over red clay at 300m above sea level. Golden baked apples, quince and lemon balm citrus. Almond praline, sunflower and baked tart shells. The lovely ripeness of yellow citrus fruit takes front and centre supported by a more traditional oak regime. The acidity is succulent and fruit weight feels fleshy and sits snug in the middle palate. Grainy pear nectar, fragrant olive oil and preserved lemon are the lasting flavours with a fresh clean finish and moderate alcohol hoorah! This is a wine many textural white wine lovers would adore. It’s full of flavour density and effortless drinking. Drink now or will cellar for up to 3 years. Pair with clam vongole linguine.

93 Points |Shanteh Wale

 

Van Gough’s ‘Sunflowers’ in the glass and Still Life painting to the senses. An intricately staged cornucopia brimming with apricots, passionfruit, white blossoms and golden delicious apples. Intoxicating, like a siren luring in sailors- my partner victim, professing his love for Roussanne after one glass. You can’t escape, sinking willingly into its apricot delight, glacé lemon, pannacotta and truffle honey depths. Decadent but buoyant, owing to beautifully retained acidity. The wine finishes with the volume and delicacy of whipped meringue. Pair with Nutella from the jar, I won’t judge if you don’t.

94pts – Tijana Laganin

Roussanne is enjoying a bit of a moment right now. More producers are discovering the Rhône Valley grape variety, tuning into its warm depths of flavour and texture. Here, it is interpreted with some skin contact, hence the more developed golden hues. Baked apple and spice, honeysuckle, acacia and Meyer lemon rise from the glass in inviting aromas. The key to skin contact white wines is instilling a lively freshness and clean palate amid the developed, savoury notes and richness. This is achieved admirably here. Indeed, acidity is the key to this wine’s enjoyment. Savoury notes come into play on the palate in ginger, beeswax, mandarin skin and quince, all nicely layered. Overall, wears the new wave, skin contact signature well.

92 points – Jeni Port

Roussanne + Yelland & Papps = interest and this 2022 is no different. Kick back and peel back the veneers of pleasure one at a time, and trust me, you could be there for a while…
Wonderfully balanced, yellow fleshed peaches, freshly cut apricot, ginger and biscuity nuances paint a delectable scene. Cashews and sourdough play secondary roles with cinnamon, lemon merigue and preserved lemon adding sophistication. The suggestion of lanolin comes later but the creamy drive from time in oak keeps a neat tempo. Those cinnamon spices have the last word and wrap themselves around a long and moreish finish. Great stuff as ever.
Drink to five years+ 93/100 – Qwine

 

2022 Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Single Vineyard Roussanne
93 points 

‘Sourced from the Materne vineyard in the Greenock sub-region of the Barossa Valley, lies rich loam over red clay 300m above sea level on the northeast corner of the Greenock region. Here lies rich loam over red clay 300m above sea level on the northeast corner of the Greenock region. Planted on their own roots in 2001 these vines are tendered by fourth Generation grower David Materne, with vines running east-west.’

Coming from the same vineyard as the Brumeux, this is more of your traditional Roussanne: wax, grapefruit, orange blossom, lanolin, fresh honeycomb. The palate is salty, bright and silky, and I found the palate weight to actually be a touch fuller than the Brumeux. It goes really nicely with cheese or chicken.

–Wine Pilot Brendan Black

 

–Angus Hughson