PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (average) | Spring (above average).
TEMPERATURE: Warm Spring and early Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Consistent flowering and fruit set | Healthy canopy.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL:Summer (below average) | Autumn (light).
TEMPERATURE: Days (cool - below average) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Mild, even consistent ripening conditions | Gradual & dense flavour accumulation | High natural acid.
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
BLOCKS: C-Block, E-Block, H-Block.
VINEYARD: Very shallow red clay loam overlying shattered limestone | North-south oriented rows | Elevated Eastern aspect.
UPSHOT: Reduced natural vine vigour | Intense and vibrant.
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed | Partial extended skin maceration (12-45 days on skins) | 10% new oak | Natural malolactic fermentation | 10 months maturation.
TECH ANALYSIS: Alcohol 14.5% | pH: 3.69 | Acid: 6.7g/L | RS <1.0g/L
PROFILE: Forest berries | Allspice | Sage | Plum.
TEXTURE: Full & Fine | Silky, soft tannins.