Aphelion Pir Chenin Blanc 2025
McLaren Vale,
Australia
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Aphelion Pir Chenin Blanc 2025
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About this Wine
country
Australia
region
McLaren Vale
variety
Other Whites
Style
White (Crisp Fresh)
vintage
2025
closure
Screwcap
Alcohol vol.
13.2
volume
750
Brands
Aphelion
Tasting Notes
Palate
The palate is a textural delight with a great depth of flavour –
time on ferment lees has provided an attractive creamy character to the
wine. Use of Austrian and French oak provides a touch of astringency on
the finish. A rounded and complete wine, crisp acidity cleans the finish and
provides great length.
Vinification
The fruit was separated into two different ferments – one in
tank, the other in a combination of one new Austrian oak puncheon and
seasoned French oak barriques. The oak portion was fermented using wild
yeasts and kept on ferment lees with minimal sulphur with weekly
batonnage. The two portions were blended just prior to bottling.
Cellaring Potential
Ready to drink now but will continue evolving through to
2035.
Food Matching
A rich baked salmon dish with green herb sauce would
complement the palate roundness of this wine.
Region Notes
The fruit is from 50-year-old vines in a single vineyard in Blewitt
Springs, McLaren Vale owned by the Brini family. This site is cooler than the
rest of the Vale making it an ideal sub-region for white varietals so that they
can retain more of their natural acidity.
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