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NOTES
Yering Station lays claim to being Victoria's first vineyard, proudly boasting some of the Yarra Valley's finest vines. Quite the specialists at Pinot Noir, Mr Frog represents another triumph. While positioned in the cheap and cheerful category, these wines are splendid, light bodied and great for everyday drinking with ample fruit, good structure, and savouriness on the finish with very minimal oak integration.
Components of Mr Frog were fermented in a combination of steel tank, and finely grained 228 litre French oak barriques, to yeast types EC1118 and CY3079 for a period over two to three weeks. To give the wine freshness, elegance and longevity, no contact was allowed with skins, and no malolactic was initiated, preserving varietal freshness and the zing of crisp Chardonnay fruit. Maturation for a period of nine months under seasoned oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Pale straw with yellow highlights, the bouquet of crisp orchard fruit, baked cakey elements, and fruity confection excites the senses along with aromas of peach and nashi pear derived from the freshness of Chardonnay, combine with expressions of cashew and butter from the tasteful handling and supple oak treatment. Creamy, toasty and nutty oak complement the underlying cool climate fruit of citrus, peach and nectarine. Pure chardonnay fruit complexity of white peach and melon with warm notes and a fresh, lively acidity.
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