2010 SARAH GOUGH BOX GROVE VINEYARD ROUSSANNE - WHAT DO YOU DO FOR MONEY, HONEY?

-->As discussed previously on these pages, late-ripening Roussanne is a much ignored variety in Australia. It’s a pity that this is the case as the variety is well suited to our warm climate regions and is capable of producing seductive, food friendly, honeysuckle-laden wines.

This particular example of Roussanne is from central Victoria. While ripe and fleshy, it lacks some of the characteristic weight, rich and depth of flavour of better examples. It may well flesh out with time in bottle, but for the moment, it doesn’t quite deliver.

2010 BOX GROVE VINEYARD ROUSSANNE
Producer: Sarah Gough
Variety: Roussanne
Vintage: 2010
Region: Nagambie Lakes
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $23.00
Date tasted: 31 March 2013

Tasting Note:
Pale silvery yellow. Open nose of moderate intensity; pear and melon. Dry, medium bodied palate, fruit characters much the same as the nose. Could do with more depth, richness and intensity. Seems quite light and inobtrusive for a Roussanne, but might flesh out with time in bottle. Clean and pure, but lacks genuine interest (at this point in its evolution at least).
Score: 14.5/20