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
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
C-BLOCK: Very shallow red clay loam overlying shattered limestone | North-south oriented rows | Elevated eastern aspect.
UPSHOT: Reduced natural vine vigour | Intense and vibrant flavour profile.
HARVESTED: 21 February
Fermentation: Oxidatively handled | Natural fermentation, 2/3 in seasoned oak | 5 months maturation on lees post ferment.
TECH ANALYSIS: Alcohol 12.0% | pH: 3.15 | Acid: 6.4g/L | RS 2.0g/L
Profile: Strawberry, rose petal, cranberry, hibiscus
Texture: Refreshing acidity & lifted palate | Freshness, with dry finish.
