PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (consistent) | Spring (above average).
TEMPERATURE: Mild Spring and early Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Consistent flowering and fruit set | Healthy canopy.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Summer (below average) | Autumn (light).
TEMPERATURE: Days (mild - average) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Delayed ripening conditions | Gradual & extended flavour accumulation | Great natural acidity.
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
BLOCKS: C-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 | 70 days on skins.
OAK: French – 100% 2nd and 3rd use | Natural malolactic fermentation | 13 months
maturation
PROFILE: Cherry | Dried Herb | Rose Petal | Graphite
| Raspberry | Fennel
TEXTURE: Lingering savoury mouthfeel | Grippy tannins | Complex structure
