“Made from 66/34% marsanne/roussanne from vines planted 1973–1985. Fermented in tank and matured in old oak for 10 months. A deepish gold with green tinges. Honeyed with apricot skins, melon and fig fruit along with a little orange blossom and jasmine. There's a lot going on here! Really mouth-filling and textured, but equally importantly, this quite delicious wine finishes refreshing and long.” - Wine Companion
"Following the usual pattern, the Marsanne ripened before the Roussanne, so they were fermented and barrel aged separately.
Each variety was handpicked, sorted, destemmed and crushed before pressing. The juice was fermented in tank, then transferred to old oak barrels as soon as fermentation was finished. The wine then stayed in the same barrels until a couple of days before bottling. There was a little lees stirring over the winter. We try to keep the oak impact in Marsanne/Roussanne very subtle, so we use no new barrels for this wine. There was no malolactic fermentation." - Yeringberg
