PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (below average) | Spring (below average).
TEMPERATURE: Mild Spring and early Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Balanced canopies and crop levels.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Summer (below average) | Autumn (below average).
TEMPERATURE: Days (warm) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Compressed vintage | Fast late ripening curve | Powerful wines
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
BLOCKS: D, F & A
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 and vibrant colour
HARVEST: 1st March – 15th March 2024
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed | Skin maceration (7-60 days) | All Seasoned French Oak | Natural malolactic fermentation | 15 months maturation.
PROFILE: Plum | Mulberry | Sage | Blueberry
TEXTURE: Fine-grained tannin | Great balance | Soft & pretty
