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: Days (cool - below average) | Nights (cool).
TEMPERATURE: Days (cool - below average) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Mild, even consistent ripening conditions | Gradual
& dense flavour accumulation | High natural acid.
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
Blocks: D-Block & C-Block.
Vineyard: Red clay loam topsoil at varying depths | Shattered limestone, salt and pepper siltstone, and bluestone subsoils North-south and east-west row orientations |Varied micro-climates, elevation, and aspect.
Upshot: Complexity | Consistency | Intense flavours | Vibrant colours.
Harvest: 28 FEBRUARY & 01 APRIL 2022
Fermentation: De-stemmed | 90 % on skins for 60 days | French oak (30% new) | Natural malolactic fermentation | 21 months maturation.
Tech Analysis: Alcohol 14.5% | pH: 3.50 | Acid: 6.5g/L | RS <1.0g/L
Cellaring: DRINK NOW TO 2035+
Profile: Lavender | Truffle | Blackcurrant | Peppermint.
Texture: Cocoa powder tannins | Savoury | Great length & drive.
