Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Roussanne 2024
- 90
- $49
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Sourced from a single vineyard in Greenock, this is from 100% free-run juice, wild-fermented and matured in a balance of new and seasoned French oak puncheons with regular bâtonnage. Peach iced tea, chamomile, herb butter, quince, a flicker of flint, cedar spice. This walks the line of richness and freshness well. The palate is elegant in feel while still showing some silky, waxy texture around peach pulp, cedar, lemon butter, dried herbs and kumquat. Intensity is perhaps a minor quibble. Firm and febrile phenolics frame the finish, though they feel somewhat disjointed at this phase of the wine’s life. It’s quite nervy in a way, and perhaps time will see things click into place with regard to both structure and oak.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
