Vintage
2019
ABV
12%
Wine Type
White Blend
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
This pretty white wine, a unique combination of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling-all skin fermented-is very Clementine, which is the name of the Winemaker’s little girl who loves the uplifting and refreshing feeling of the ocean.
The 2019 Clementine de la mer is a little cloudy like the ocean with a pale yellow colour. It has bright aromas of lemon, flowers, poached quince, wattle, ginger and clementine with citrus peel, nashi pair and the salty tang of sea spray on the palate.
Accolades
James Halliday - 92 Silver Rating,
Winemaker's Bio
The same old thing. There's plenty of that. Why make more?
When Peter Logan started out, he wanted to make wine that he liked to drink. Peter wanted to excite himself, not cater to a demographic. So against lots of strong opinions including within his family, he began deviating from the usual winemaker script. Different to what he was taught at wine college. Different to what the establishment was doing.
Peter chose the then unfamiliar NSW Central Ranges as his base, planted Tempranillo, made Pinot Gris when few did, made Gewürztraminer (people still don't), created whimsical labels and stories, fermented white grapes on their skins, used large barrel oak, wild yeasts, and now sell wine in kegs!
His modern cellar door looks out to the world, not inward. It's that mindset that has allowed this small independent winemaker to still be excited to do the same old thing for 24 years.
