Category Archives: Roussanne

2013 Yelland & Papps Second Take Roussanne

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

Both Yelland & Papps standard Roussanne and this version, which goes the full cloud, are right up there when it comes to expressions of the variety in Australia. Savoury, creamy then waxy and grippy. Apples, fennel pollen, gingerbread, chicken stock, … Continue reading →

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2013 Yangarra Roussanne

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

This is Australia’s best Roussanne and my, oh my is it looking fine this year. I tasted several of the individual barrels that went into making it with Pete Fraser last year and it was clear that he had some excellent material … Continue reading →

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2012 Michael Hall Barossa Valley Roussanne

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

I wasn’t taken with the 2011 release of the Michael Hall Roussanne and took a little while to fully appreciate the current model. But it did grow on me. Mostly Marananga fruit from the centre of the Barossa Valley with … Continue reading →

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2011 Quartz Hill Roussanne

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Roussanne from the Pyrenees. Quartz Hill have shown flair and intelligence with another Rhone variety – Viognier - so I was eager to give this a whirl. Tough year for Roussanne no doubt; tight bunches prone to disease and rot. Presents … Continue reading →

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2012 Yalumba Eden Valley Roussanne

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Apparently Yalumba’s first attempt to produce a straight varietal Roussanne was in 1980′s but the imported vine material was discovered to be carrying a virus and had to be destroyed. It took until 2000′s to get the vines into the … Continue reading →

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2012 Jamsheed Beechworth Roussanne

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Roussanne is such a cool grape. It offers a hell of a lot of personality if you treat it right. This is hand-picked from the Warner vineyard, the very same one Rick Kinzbrunner uses to make his Giaconda Aeolia Roussanne … Continue reading →

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2012 Yangarra Estate Roussanne

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Thank goodness we are beginning to see many producers make Australian expressions of white Rhône varieties that are not just ‘dry white wines’. These varieties have character – play to it. Honeycomb, yoghurt, fresh peach and apricot, herbal tea, flint, spiced … Continue reading →

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2012 Yelland & Papps Second Take Roussanne

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Cloudy Roussanne, dig? About the Second Take label: Second Take is a second take on the same fruit from the parallel range the Devotes, but made in a different style and winemaking techniques. Have thrown out the traditional Australian wine making … Continue reading →

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2012 Yelland and Papps Devote Roussanne

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

This is the second release of a straight varietal Roussanne from Yelland & Papps and they’re really onto something from the looks of it. It’s barrel fermented in seasoned French Oak for 3 weeks, left on yeast lees for 6 … Continue reading →

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2011 d’Arenberg The Money Spider Roussanne

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The combination of wet weather and Roussanne’s tightly clustered bunches is a bitch when it comes to Boytritis. A full-bodied and viscous white with ripe brown pear, baked apples, apricot nectar … Continue reading →

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