Reserve Blanc 2024
$40.00
Indulge your senses with the exquisite 2024 Reserve Blanc, a wine that promises a delightful escape with every sip. Its pale yellow-green hue beckons you, inviting exploration and anticipation. As you pour this elegant creation into your glass, a captivating symphony of aromas dances in the air—floral notes entwined with vibrant citrus, luscious pear, and the subtle charm of stone fruits, creating an intoxicating bouquet that can transform any gathering into a celebration.
The experience continues on the palate, where Grenache Blanc reveals its true character. Each sip is a refreshing burst of precision, harmonizing crispness with an abundance of rich tropical fruits.
Whether enjoyed in leisurely company or savored in the serenity of solitude, this wine is your perfect companion for summer afternoons.
Tsharke Reserve Blanc 2024
Wine Details
Vintage: 2024
Vineyard: Gnadenfrei North
Variety: Grenache Blanc
Alcohol: 13.85% Abv
pH: 3.14
Titratable Acidity: 5.3 g/L
Taste Profile
The 2024 Reserve Blanc is alluring with its pale yellow/green colour.
Pouring the wine into the glass, a never-ending bouquet of floral, mineral, citrus, pear, and stone fruit aromas fill the room. The lifted blossomy and nectarine tones are complemented by tropical and pineapple subtones.
On the palate, the Grenache Blanc is precise and fresh, with pear and rich tropical fruits. These tropical flavours and richness develop into a lingering finish of fine texture and everlasting flavour. So lively and luscious, this is the perfect wine for summer, to share with friends and pair with your favourite lunch time summer dishes.
Vintage Notes
After a long and late 2023 vintage, 2024 vintage proved to be quite the opposite. Winter was 28 per cent below average rains and spring was even drier with only 48 per cent of average. The dry winter and spring made the vines work during the early part of the growing season, and bud burst started three weeks earlier than the year before.
With some rain, and slightly cooler than average days, December and early January saw vines flourish. Veraison in many vineyards was a month earlier than 2023. January finished with average temperatures, but in February, with no rain and the temperature 2°C above average, vines ripened quickly, and harvest was away.
In 2024, quality across the board looks exceptional from all the Tscharke Estate Vineyards, especially for Grenache and Grenache Blanc.
Winemaking
The Grenache Blanc was picked on 26th February 2024 at optimum ripeness. The grapes were immediately destemmed, crushed and pressed to tank and allowed to settle over 48 hours before inoculation.
On the 27th of February, 400kgs of skins and stalks were added back to juice to promote greater mid palate textures and complexity.
Fermentation was slow and cold, aimed at aromatics retention. One month later, the wine had fermented to dryness. 50% of the Grenache Blanc was transferred to Amphora and 50% remained in tank on fine lees for a further five months prior to bottling.
On the palate, the Grenache Blanc is precise and fresh, with pear and rich tropical fruits.
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