Domaine Naturaliste is the new venture of agronomist award winning winemaker Bruce Dukes. After twenty five years of applying his craftsmanship to international and local producers, Bruce has launched his own range of wines named after the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge which is the dominant land form of viticultural significance in Margaret River; our viticultural domaine.
"The sheer quality of the wines he makes is equalled only by his consistency.” James Halliday
Floris Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
Floris is a modern and engaging expression of our local clone into wine. This style is a coevolution of Modern Australian food and wine culture, which has great emphasis on balance, freshness and hedonistic pleasure. The sustainably farmed vineyard is in the cool southern end of Margaret River.
Floris exhibits delicate textures and floral notes reminiscent of white jasmine flowers.
The palate reveals a delicate balance of bright fruit characters, mouth filling texture and precise minerality.
Food Matching
Roast free range chicken | veal | strong cheeses
Maturation
Fermented and matured in one third new 228 L Burgundian oak barriques for 10 months with a mix of low to medium toast levels. The wood is primarily from the Voges and Allier Forrests.
Winemaking
Floris uses a variety of winemaking techniques, including restricted malo-lactic fermentation for textural harmonising. Fermentation and maturation occur in French oak barrels which enables a high ratio of lees contact to the volume of wine. The barrels are stirred fortnightly to add complexity and texture through ‘sur lie’ whilst retaining purity of character and preserving freshness.
Cellaring Potential
Attractive in youth and captivating with up to 5 years maturation
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