PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (average) | Spring (above average).
TEMPERATURE: Warm Spring and early Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Consistent flowering and fruit set | Healthy canopy.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Summer (below average) | Autumn (light).
TEMPERATURE: Days (cool - below average) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Mild, even consistent ripening conditions | Gradual & dense flavour accumulation | High natural acid.
Harvested: 19th April 2022
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
FOUR BLOCK SELECTION: Red clay loam topsoil at varying depths | Shattered limestone, salt and pepper siltstone, and bluestone subsoils | North-South and estate blocks: east-west row orientations | Varied clonal selection, micro-climates, elevation, and aspects.
UPSHOT: Complexity | Consistency | Intense flavours | Vibrant colours.
GRENACHE (44%) | ZINFANDEL (28%) | SHIRAZ (22%) | CABERNET SAUVIGNON (6%)
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed | Hand plunged | 13 days on skins | Fortified via neutral grape spirit
OAK: French – Seasoned | 8 months maturation
TECH ANALYSIS: Alc 18.5% | pH 3.6 | Acid 6.1g/L | RS 75g/L
PROFILE: Plum pudding | Orange peel | Rose petal.
TEXTURE: Balanced | Savoury influence | Lingering finish.
