Mount Mary Marli Russell RP1 Central Otago Pale gold in colour

Pale gold in colour

Partial malolactic fermentation and barrel maturation help to give the wine both breadth and length

It has wonderful persistence of flavour and excellent potential for long term cellaring

A labour of love

and these wines are a perfect example of his knowledge and skill

Mount Mary Marli Russell RP1 Central Otago Pale gold in colourOur RP1 is a white blend of Marsanne, Roussanne and Clairette. We have adopted a similar approach to the way we make our other white wines at Mount Mary, with barrel fermenting, lees stirring and relatively hard pressing giving this wine great texture and depth of flavour. This wine is very much set in a leaner, lighter framework than what is typical of these varieties when traditionally grown in warmer regions. We choose to pick these varieties