Lienert Estate Barossa Valley Roussanne 2021
- 90
- $30
- Drink by: 2022-2026
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This Roussanne joins a small but select band of fellow Barossa Valley Roussannes. It’s good to see Barossan belief in this often over-looked white grape which originally hails from the Rhône Valley. In keeping with the Lienert style, there is a streamlined, fine-edged winemaking approach here, one that highlights delicacy, subtle fruit and texture. A gentle weaving of apple, pear and citrus with a splash of spice works its way across the wine. Refreshing and bright with crunchy acidity, with time spent in both stainless steel and barrel, expect a pleasant textural mouth feel, too.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
