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The Mount Mary Triolet is a wine inspired by the great white blends of Bordeaux.
The vineyard is planted to 75% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Semillon and 5% Muscadelle. Each variety is picked at perfect ripeness, then vinified in essentially the same way as their Chardonnay with 100%-barrel ferment (in mostly older oak), some solids from firm pressing and lees stirring employed over the 11 months it rests in barrel before bottling.
It is a tightly wound, beautifully balanced example of this cult favourite wine, showing the restraint and finesse that is typical of the best Triolets. The ideal season in the Yarra allowing plenty of flavour development and pristine acidity through the wine.
This is a top example of why this is considered one of the country's finest examples of the Bordeaux Blanc style.
Cheddar and Gruyere cheeses. It can also complement dishes featuring shellfish
On the nose of this 2021 Triolet, there is an amalgam of curry leaf, white flowers, crushed chalk, guava, sugar snap pea (and I mean this in the way that the flowers waft on the breeze, rather than the snap of the pod itself), a hint of cilantro and even a hint of jalapeño. This is very faint.
In the mouth, the wine has great phenolic structure—it is firm and almost austere structurally. This is good; it gives the fruit some chew and shape as it flows across the palate. It ages gracefully, and the impact of this cool season is evident to see in the wine today.
