#bloodydelicious Tahbilk Marsanne 2015

One of the fabbest things about having our wee beach house at Jervis Bay is that friends tend to leave bottles of wine as a thank you for staying there.

And thus it was that this yummola bottle of vino blanco turned up in the fridge.

Now I’m not a wine buff at all. I tend to enjoy a wine and then completely forget its name and never find it again.

Anyway, it’s 2016 and I thought I’d share stuff I love on the blog and then I’ll be able to find the ones I’ve enjoyed… and if you lovely readers get a top tip then that’s a wonderful thing too.

Anyway, such is my dopiness that I thought this was a French wine. But it turned out that Marsanne is a type of grape and thus a type of wine.

And it turns out Tahbilk is a really old vineyard in Victoria.

Tahbilk Vineyeard – History

Two brothers called Bear started the vineyard in 1860, and it grow to be the biggest and most succesful in the colony.

Tahbilk declined during the First World War then was bought by Reginal Purbrick in 1925 and later totally restored to its old glory by his son. It’s now run by John, the third generation of the Purbrick family.

The vineyard hosts tours, supports eco-tourism and is carbon neutral. And the wine goes down a treat.

Lots more to read on the Tahbilk website here.

Marsanne

Tahbilk has the world’s largest planting of marsanne grapes. Which I had never ever heard of!

I loved the lightness and softness of the bottle of Marsanne 2015 I had. But pay no attention to me.

“The honeysuckle aroma of this marsanne bursts out of the glass when swirled, perhaps a hint of jasmine or field flowers too. The palate lives up to the promise and then some: the variety is often sotto voce when young, but here it is exuberant, aided by chalky acidity.”
James Halliday ~ www.winecompanion.com.au

And it’s won prizes!

Tahbilk has been producing Marsanne since the 1860s and the current vines can be traced back to plantings from 1927.

So I Bought Some

Having only one ever bought a case of wine once before in my life (from Ascella Wines in the Hunter Valley read more on my Broke Fordwich Wineries post here),  I decided to buy some of this too.

So a case is heading my way. Six bottles of Marsanne and three of their mixed white and three of the mixed red.

Do not expect any tasting notes.

But if you fancy a glass of wine you know where to come.

It’s my birthday on Sunday and we’re all meeting up with my oldest Aussie pals, met on a beach in Portugal in 1983 – you had to be there.

So I’ve bought myself a birthday present and will be all good to go!

Thank you Alex and David for leaving this bottle of wine, and you’re invited over to come and drink another with me.

Are you a wine buff?

Have you tried Marsanne?

What should I try next?

Love

Seana xx

PS. Here’s a map of Tahbilk, now on my travel rader. Just an armchair travel today, and that’s fine. But when I’m a grey nomad and exploring Victoria in my wee van, it’s on the list.