Giaconda Estate Roussanne 2024
The Wine
The amphitheatre block shines through in this vintage, creating a kaleidoscope of perfume and intense flavour that is most enticing. Opulence is here in the form of honeysuckle, ripe fig, white peach, and a touch of apricot, wrapped in just the right amount of acidity to ensure the creaminess and roundness are not lost. The hero of this wine is the hidden gem, carrying all on its shoulders a perfectly judged phenolic structure. This not only lifts the wine but will ensure it ages exceptionally well. Nick Kinzbrunner
100 Pts Andrew Caillard MW 'Medium pale colour. Intense verbena, musky pear, lychee, yellow peach, pure honey aromas with waxy, slight herb garden notes. A touch of quartz. Wonderfully buoyant and minerally palate with ample yellow peach, ripe musky pear, manuka honey flavours, fine loose knit chalky textures, amazing mid-palate viscosity and fresh long indelible acidity. Some flinty, green-lime, star anise notes emerging at the finish. Luscious and decadent yet controlled and sinuous. It’s like grand cru sauternes without the botrytis and sweetness and foiled against a first class Condrieu. Extraordinary and wonderful. Best to drink early to enjoy the primary fruits. Drink now – 2034 13.8% alc'
96 Pts Gary Walsh, The Wine Front 'The wine tastes and smells yellow, though don’t mind me as I’m something of a synaesthete. Aside that, dried mango, gingerbread, aniseed, chamomile, peanut shells, apple and alpine herbs, with a wisp of smokiness. It’s fleshy, waxy and viscous, but has a fine cut of acidity to balance, spicy with a fine chalky grip, ripe lime and pink grapefruit, a peanut richness, with a well-rounded yet fresh finish of terrific length and subtle citrus rind bitterness, which tweaks it so nicely. I was internally (now not so internal, but hey!), tossing up between 95 and 96 points, and landed on the latter score. It’s a benchmark for the variety. This is a beautiful wine.'
Rare - Collectable
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The Details
Variety - Roussanne
Country - Australia
Region - Victoria
Sub Region - Beechworth
Extra - Screwcap
Year - 2024
Volume - 750ml
