Windows Estate- Petit Lot Mousseux 2023

Vintage: 2023
Varietal: Chenin Blanc
Appellation: Margaret River GI
Sulphur (SO2): 16ppm free- 66ppm total
Sugar: Dry
Acid: 9 g/L
pH: 3.19
Production Size: 1,920 bottles
Altitude: 109m - 357.3ft
Vineyard Age: 27 Years
Residual Sugar: 1 g/L
Tannin: None
Alcohol %: 12.2

Mousseux is produced from 27 year old Chenin Blanc vines from Home block, located in the center of the property. The oldest plantings on the farm dating back to 1996 are located on this site, with the vines having a North/South orientation.

Soil Type(s): Ancient laterite, clay and granite soils

A wine that was inspired by wine produced in the Loire Valley. Leading up to harvest, the canopy of the cane-pruned Chenin Blanc vines was deliberately left untouched to ensure the fruit was shaded, helping the grapes retain their natural acidity. The grapes were carefully handpicked at low Baumés and were immediately crushed and pressed. After three months of lees contact the dry base wine was bottled and inoculated for its secondary fermentation. As the traditional method dictates, that fermentation took place in each individual bottle over the course of two years. The residual sugar after dosage is minimal, this wine could be classified Extra-Brut in Champagne. Primary ferment was started by native yeasts.

2023 was an interesting vintage on the farm with aspects of both a cooler and warmer season. Spring was consistently cool and somewhat wet for budburst through to flowering however the rain eased off in November and began a dry, warm growing season. Harvest dates for the whites were in line with 2018 which was a surprise to us given it was such a different season. When the warmer weather began in November there was no extreme heat, it was simply very consistently warm and moderate meaning very little to no disease pressure in our vineyard and grapes ripening with even temperatures rather than having to deal with spikes in heat. The cooler nights over the growing season have resulted in the retention of excellent natural acidity and beautiful aromatics, whilst the warmer days have brought richer fruit and weight. There was a lack of marri blossom on the farm and thus we naturally expected the birds to move in, however, they never arrived. The numbers of the larger cockatoo’s exploded on the farm last year, every evening we would see flocks of hundreds of birds flying around the farm and we suspect the presence of the larger birds drove the silvereyes elsewhere.

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