2023 Joshua Cooper Pyren Sauvignon Blanc

WINEMAKER: Joshua Cooper REGION: Pyrenees, VIC VARIETY: Sauvignon Blanc VITICULTURE: Organic/Sustainable | "Planted in the mid 90’s and owned and organically farmed by the Joy family in the Warrenmang Valley of the Pyrenees. This spectacularly undulating site planted in shale, quartz and mudstone soils sits in a late ripening pocket- providing immense depth and structure to the wines with powerful fruit and fleshy structure. Once hand harvested with careful sorting in the vineyard, the bunches were partially crushed by foot and very gently pressed. Overnight settling then occurs before transfer to a combination of new Stockinger 300l oak and Burgundian piece for fermentation and lees ageing for 12 months. This is then followed by four months in stainless steel on fine lees, before racking and bottling, unfined and unfiltered." - Josh Cooper | Pale straw. Intense and concentrated aromatics of nettle, struck flint, preserved lemon, and grapefruit pith are complexed by subtle peach and nectarine fruit, clotted cream and spice. The palate is again led by citrus/stonefruit, flint, spice and savoury mirerality. Fleshy, textured and long with fine acid - this wine shares many similarities with the style and weight of the chardonnay’s we produce, and cannot be recommended highly enough for lovers of those wines. | [The son of biodynamic power couple Alan & Nelly Cooper of Cobaw Ridge, Joshua Cooper is one of the most exciting young winemakers in Australia. Unbelievable precision and focus. Tiny quantities, high demand, a producer to watch.]