{"product_id":"la-douche-tropicale-2026","title":"La Douche Tropicale 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe tropical shower is back!!!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe still reminisce about this wines conception. Back in the days when Sam smiled and Al was witty, working with Verdelho for the first time in its adopted home in QLD in a XXXX haze. Tasting through bucket loads of local examples and then thinking, yeah, fuck that, let's do the opposite. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMany would say stupid, something we were all to use to (fair enough really), but for us it just made sense. Such a beautifully aromatic variety with high acid and more than enough tropical punch to deal with some skinsy handling. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis year is definitely one for the acid lovers, sharp, tangy and of course tropicale!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eProduction: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e90% Verdelho from the Robert Channon Vineyard in Amiens and 10% Viognier from St Judes Vineyard Ballandean, Granite Belt, QLD. The Verdelho was wild fermented as whole berries with twice daily pump overs for the first 7 days. Warm ferments without being hot to aid extraction. We then moved to hand plunging for the second week before being pressed after 15 days. It was then pressed long and slow to tank for settling. The Viognier was pressed immediately but pumped straight over lightly pressed Verdelho skins, as we much prefer the structure achieved macerating on Verdelho. It was wild fermented for 10 days with twice daily plunging before pressing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTasting notes: Lots going on here, starting with the appearance which is super cloudy. Its like a grown up vers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eion of the classic ice cream the Pine-lime Split. Lovely pineapple and lime aroma intertwine with a creamy mouthfeel and chalky tannins. Acid for days which leaves the palate screaming for more. More refreshing than a cold outdoor shower in the tropics whilst sipping a pina colada in 100% humidity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Konpira Maru Wine Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49558789619850,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0367\/0094\/6570\/files\/Konpira_La_Douche-2.jpg?v=1748991341","url":"https:\/\/konpiramaruwinecompany.com\/products\/la-douche-tropicale-2026","provider":"Konpira Maru Wine Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}