Yeringberg Babyberg White Blend 2023

Our first Babyberg is a playful and modern take on a Marsanne Roussanne blend, with which we have a long and proud history. The result is golden yellow/orange in colour with herbal, honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas. The lively, floral palate has a lovely apricot-laden, spicy, roasted nut richness balanced by distinct pithy, chewy phenolics that are reminiscent of fine black tea.

The blend is about 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne. The Marsanne was fully destemmed and crushed, and fermented on skins (in same way that a red wine is fermented) for 9 days. Some was pressed to barrels, and some remained on skins for a further 12 days. The Roussanne was whole-bunched pressed to an old barrel, and fermented in barrel. Both wines were matured in old barrels for 10 months, then blended and bottled in February 2024.