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
Eden Valley | Mount Crawford | Western Barossa
Very shallow red clay loam overlying shattered limestone | North-south oriented rows | Elevated Eastern aspect.
Upshot: Reduced natural vine vigour | Aromatic & vibrant.
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed & pressed | Oxidatively handled | Cool fermentation (12-18°C) | Champagne yeast | Charmat method.
TECH ANALYSIS: Alcohol 11.5% | pH: 3.10 | Acid: 7.1g/L | RS 10.0g/L
