2025 L'Orange

2025 was another early vintage that gave the Express team almost perfect conditions. The grapes for this wine were grown in Express’s tiny Frankland River vineyard of Riesling and Semillon, planted back in 1980. The wine comprises 80% Riesling with 15% Semillon, rounded out with a 5% splash of Chardonnay. The fruit was harvested by hand and destemmed to picking bins for spontaneous fermentation. After approximately eight days, the wine was pressed to a combination of stainless steel, concret...Read More...

2025 was another early vintage that gave the Express team almost perfect conditions. The grapes for this wine were grown in Express’s tiny Frankland River vineyard of Riesling and Semillon, planted back in 1980. The wine comprises 80% Riesling with 15% Semillon, rounded out with a 5% splash of Chardonnay. The fruit was harvested by hand and destemmed to picking bins for spontaneous fermentation. After approximately eight days, the wine was pressed to a combination of stainless steel, concrete and old oak for a short maturation before bottling. - Ryan O’Meara, Winemaker

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