Dormilona Clayface Chenin Blanc 2022

Dormilona Clayface Chenin Blanc is a skin-fermented Chenin Blanc from Yallingup in Margaret River.

Terracotta does all the work in this wine. Hand-harvested Chenin from the Yungarra vineyard was destemmed straight into amphora and left to ferment naturally on its skins for a month, then pressed off and returned to the same clay to settle before bottling. Fermenting on skins is what gives a white wine tannin and a savoury cast, and a month is enough to get that without tipping into heaviness. There is no oak, no filtration and no additions beyond a minimum of sulphur, the point being to see what the site does on its own.

Bright and youthful, with green apple, poached quince and a lick of orange peel, finishing dry with a light skin-derived grip. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. Pair it with roast chicken, pork rillettes, a cauliflower gratin, or a slice of Comté.

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