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: A-Block, D-Block, F-Block.
VINEYARD: Red clay loam topsoil at varying depths, overlying shattered limestone, salt and pepper siltstone, and bluestone subsoils | North-South & East-West oriented rows | Varied clonal selection, microclimates, elevation & aspect.
UPSHOT: Complexity | Consistency | Intense depth of flavour & vibrant colour.
HARVEST: 28 FEBRUARY - 01 APRIL 2022
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed (100%) | Skin maceration (7-107 days) | Seasoned French Oak | Natural malolactic fermentation | 15 months maturation.
TECH ANALYSIS: Alcohol 14.8% | pH: 3.50 | Acid: 6.5g/L | RS <1.0g/L
PROFILE: Blackcurrant | Plum | Clove | Nutmeg | Fennel Seed.
TEXTURE: Fine-grained tannin | Great balance | Soft & pretty.
