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
VINEYARDS: Eden Valley | Mount Crawford | Western Barossa. Very shallow red clay loam overlying shattered
limestone | North-south oriented rows | Elevated
Eastern aspect.
UPSHOT: Reduced natural vine vigour | Aromatic & vibrant.
HARVEST: 05 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2024
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed & pressed | Oxidatively handled | Cool fermentation (12-18°C) | Champagne yeast | Charmat method
PROFILE: Strawberry | Green Apple | Roasted Almond.
TEXTURE: Clean & Crisp | Perfect acid and sweetness balance
