Rowlee Single Vineyard Fumé Blanc 2025
- 95
- $35
- Drink by: 2026-2030
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This wine carves a deft path between the glorious aromas of Sauvignon Blanc and the complexity and elegance of oak ageing. Passion fruit and acacia blossoms mingle with fresh cut grass and gooseberry. Meanwhile the sweet scent of vanilla bean adds indulgence. There’s a remarkable silky and slightly chewy texture on the palate; transporting this variety from its typical aperitif style to something serious and food friendly. Flavours of grapefruit, white peach and lemongrass are elegant against the nutmeg imparted by partial barrel fermentation. Stunning now, with excellent ageing potential to build more complexity and finesse.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
