Vintage
2024
ABV
11.5%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Dessert
Wine Description
This wine is made from Semillon using the Cane Cut method,
where each fruiting cane is detached from the vine. The bunches
are left hanging in the autumn breeze until the fruit has dried and
concentrated in flavour and sugar.
Winemaker's Bio
Virginia Willcock joined as Chief Winemaker at Vasse Felix in October 2006. She has an insatiable curiosity for the role microbiology plays in grapes and vineyards in making more site expressive wines. She completed 29 vintages in Margaret River, and worked international vintages in Albania, Italy in Trentino, Sicily and Abruzzo as well as New Zealand.
Virginia is one of the most awarded female winemakers in Australia, having been named ‘Gourmet Traveller WINE Australian Winemaker of the Year’ in 2012 and ‘Winemaker of the Year’ in the 2017 Australian Women in Wine Awards. A respected authority on Margaret River winemaking, Virginia has represented the region as presenter and panellist at numerous international events.
