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:Â Summer (below average) | Autumn (below average).
TEMPERATURE: Days (warm) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Compressed vintage | Fast late ripening curve | Powerful wines
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
B-BLOCK: Deep red clay loam | Eastern bank of Greenock Creek | Low topographical position | Shaded mornings | North-South oriented rows.
UPSHOT: Ripe yet elegant fruit | Soft tannins | Lifted aromatics.
HARVEST: 24 - 27 February 2024.
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed | Combined with wet Viognier skins (3%) | Basket pressed.
OAK: 1/3 fermented off skins in oak.
CELLARING: Drink now to 2036+
NOSE: Floral | Blue Fruit | Cherry | Musk Stick | Peppercorn.
PALATE: Bright acidity | Powdery Tannins | Savoury palate.
