Fleet Wines 'MVR' Marsanne Blend 2023
Primary flavours
Apricot
Lemon
Nectarine
Almond Meal
Pith
Tart
Details
Like all the Fleet wines, this is such a beautiful wine, with gentle fruit flavours and such delicacy. Blending together Gippsland Marsanne, Viognier & Riesling, and, it's such a lemony delight. Verbena, a little nectarine and apricot, but with a pithy lemony freshness to finish. Lightness, fragrance and vibrancy in beautifully textural white wine form.
Lisa and Justin Jenkins of Fleet Wines have a clear idea of what makes an alluring wine, loaded with charisma. With over thirty years of combined hospitality experience in some of Melbourne’s best wine bars and restaurants, they’ve tasted some of the world’s best wines, and with this in mind, they turned their hands to winemaking. At the core of their wines are flavour, texture and enjoyment. In 2016, the couple returned to South Gippsland where Justin grew up, to make wine. The name Fleet is born from the couple’s openness in sourcing grapes from further afield. Working with tiny amounts, these wines are celebrated for being of the moment, and speak of both place and variety. Each wine captures a ‘fleeting’ moment in time, made by two intrinsic wine and food pros chasing flavour and vibrancy. Each Fleet release is exciting, and often a little unpredictable… What is always guaranteed is that the wines will be deliciously pure and fun, and over-deliver on personality!
Lisa and Justin Jenkins of Fleet Wines have a clear idea of what makes an alluring wine, loaded with charisma. With over thirty years of combined hospitality experience in some of Melbourne’s best wine bars and restaurants, they’ve tasted some of the world’s best wines, and with this in mind, they turned their hands to winemaking. At the core of their wines are flavour, texture and enjoyment. In 2016, the couple returned to South Gippsland where Justin grew up, to make wine. The name Fleet is born from the couple’s openness in sourcing grapes from further afield. Working with tiny amounts, these wines are celebrated for being of the moment, and speak of both place and variety. Each wine captures a ‘fleeting’ moment in time, made by two intrinsic wine and food pros chasing flavour and vibrancy. Each Fleet release is exciting, and often a little unpredictable… What is always guaranteed is that the wines will be deliciously pure and fun, and over-deliver on personality!
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Taste Profile
This wine’s tasting notes.
Sweetness
lowmediumhigh
Body
lightmediumfull
Fruitiness
nonesomelots
Tannins
lowmediumhigh
Acidity
lowmediumhigh
Oak
nonesomelots
Alcohol
low
(under 12%)medium
(12-14%)high
(14%+)
Taste Summary
This wine’s tasting notes are leaning towards medium bodied, low sweetness, with medium acidity, very fruity, low tannins, medium alcohol and no oak.
Specs
Region
Gippsland
country
Australia
Grape type
Marsanne Blend
Wine Maker
Fleet Wines
Alcohol
12.4%
Vintage
2023
Cellar period
1-3 years
Closure
Cork (Natural)
Production method
Vegan
Temperature
Chilled 8°C-10°C
State
VIC
Pairing guide
A good Marsanne blend is always a wonderful choice of wine to bring out at dinner time, and this characterful and deliciously refreshing bottle certainly ticked all the right boxes. It’s a top-notch salad pairing wine - we especially loved it with a tuna and green bean salad or chicken caesar classic - and it will also match beautifully with roast chicken dishes, creamy pasta recipes, and milder curries like korma and pasanda.
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Food
Chicken Tikka Masala
Scallops
Noodles
Tastes
Creamy
Savoury
Complex
Moods
Bored
Relaxed
Seasons
Winter
Cooler Months
Recipe Matches
Wine region
Gippsland, Australia
The Gippsland wine region is so big it is its own zone and region. The region stretches from Victoria’s high country in the north to Bass Strait in the south, and it occupies 400km of coastline from the east of Melbourne to stretching eastward to the VIC/NSW border. The hero varieties in the region are unmistakably Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Gippsland is mainly flat, with complex weather systems and many microclimates throughout. The climate is mild in West Gippsland (close to Melbourne), with a warm, dry autumn. East Gippsland has a cool, semi-maritime climate with low rainfall, while South Gippsland is cooler still, with strong maritime influences in Bass Strait.
Gippsland vineyards are predominantly small family-owned vineyards and wineries. Bass Phillip is one of the original flagbearers for the region, but a new generation has emerged, pushing the boundaries and producing highly sought small-batch wines. Some producers to look out for are Entropy Wines, Momento Mori, Patrick Sullivan, William Downie, and Xavier Goodridge.
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