PRE - VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (below average) | Spring (below average)
TEMPERATURE: Mild Spring and early Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Balanced canopies and crop levels.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Summer (below average) | Autumn (below average).
TEMPERATURE: Days (warm) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Compressed vintage | Fast late ripening curve | Powerful wines
MT. CRAWFORD VINEYARD
VINEYARD: Shallow loam overlying reddish clay | North-South oriented rows | Elevated northern aspect | High altitude.
UPSHOT: Reduced natural vine vigour | Intense and vibrant flavour profile
HARVESTED: 29 Feb & 06 March
FERMENTATION: ¾ De-stemmed, ¼ hand harvested & whole bunch pressed | Pressed to stainless steel, oxidative handling | Some solids. Neutral yeast. Cool ferment.
TECH ANALYSIS: Alcohol 11% | pH: 3.09 | Acid: 6.6g/L | RS 2.2g/L
PROFILE: Lime, Lemon blossom, Green Apple, Jasmine
TEXTURE: Talc like texture | Bright acidity | Great length
