John Duval Plexus Barossa Marsanne Roussanne Viognier 2022

John Duval Plexus Barossa Marsanne Roussanne Viognier

Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Marsanne Roussanne Viognier

ABV: 12.5%

Notes: Vegetarian, vegan

Pale straw in colour, the wine has vibrant notes of ripe nectarine, peach, and pear with hints of ginger spice and quince blossom. The palate is elegant, showing excellent fruit purity and drive, with flavours of white peach, nectarine, pear, and baking spice. Perfect to enjoy now but will build in texture with cellaring.

The Marsanne is sourced from the warm Marananga region in the Northern Grounds area of Barossa Valley, where soils are predominantly red-yellow brown loams over red clay. The Roussanne was sourced from the Kalimna region and the Viognier from a cooler site in the higher altitude Eden Valley region.

One of the world’s great winemakers, John Duval was given the ‘Grange’ torch by Max Schubert, the man who created Australia’s most famous wine. John passed it on to his successor when he left Penfolds in 2003 to start his own label. He sources fruit from long-time friends in the Barossa, all of whom own vineyards with vines aged from 50 to over 100 years old. The wines are made with minimal intervention and showcase the best of the Barossa.

https://www.johnduvalwines.com