PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (consistent) | Spring (above average).
TEMPERATURE: Mild Spring and early Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Consistent flowering & 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.
BLOCKS: D & C
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.
HARVEST: 28 March & 21 April
De-stemmed | 2/3 on skins for 75 days | 18 months oak
maturation; 20% new French | Natural malolactic fermentation
PROFILE: Blueberry | Blackberry | Earthy | Cardamom
TEXTURE: Cocoa powder tannins | Savoury | Soft & full palate.
