Cuvee Blanc Reserve, Lismore Estate Vineyards 2022

Cuvee Blanc Reserve is a new wine, a blend of 90% Roussanne, 5% Viognier and 5% Chardonnay; the Roussanne grafted onto the truns after the fire two years earlier (the roots are from 2016). Whole bunch pressed and raised for 11 months on the lees. It offers yellow plum, jasmine, broom and orange blossom scents, well-defined and demonstrating the same welcome restrain as the Viognier. The well-balanced palate has grapefruit and tangerine on the entry, a silver bead of acidity, and veins of lemongrass embroidered toward the long finish. Very seductive. Superb expression of Roussanne; this comes highly recommended. Drink 2024-2036."

Cuvée Blanc is a new wine, based on a parcel of Roussanne that was planted in 2016 with support from 20% Viognier. Intensely perfumed, layered and surprisingly refreshing given its component varieties, it's a tangy, chiselled, almost Sauvignon Blanc-like white with notes of oyster shell, citrus, green fig, some texture from lees contact and 30% malolactic and a herbal undertone. Drink 2024-28.