2022 - Big Valley Bianco - Textural White

Skin Contact Semillon + Free Run Semillon & Chenin Blanc

Swan Valley

Zero additions

981 bottles made 

The sister wine to the Big Valley Bombo. A new wine this year, The Bianco is a textural white wine comprising free run Chenin and Sem with a pinch of skin contact Semillon to punch it up a little and give it some Big Valley oomph. 

It is primarily composed of what remained of the oak portions of the Valentine Chenin and Freyja Semillon as well as 150L of Skin Contact Semillon. This portion of Semillon was picked on January 15th, crushed January 18th and allowed to macerate on skins for two weeks at ambient temperature during which time it fermented through to dryness. It was then pressed to tank on January 31st and then locked up for 7 months until blending in late August. All components were racked reductively to tank, and bottled a week later on August 27th with no additions.

This is a fun and light textural white with some intense salinity and citrus. Think delicious margarita with a pinch more bitter orange, aromatic lift and phenolic grip. The perfect wine to be imbibed ice-cold in your favourite summer park/poolside/balcony/boat situation.