PRE - VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (consistent) | Spring (above average).
TEMPERATURE: Mild Spring and Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Consistent flowering and fruit set | Healthy canopy.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Summer (below average) | Autumn (light).
TEMPERATURE: Mild daytime | Cool nights.
UPSHOT: Delayed ripening conditions | Extended even flavour development | Great natural acidity.
VINEYARD: Sandy-clay loam topsoil overlying reddish friable clay | East-west oriented rows | Elevated western aspect | High Altitude.
UPSHOT: Reduced natural vine vigour | Intense and vibrant flavour profile.
HARVEST: 04 MAY 2023.
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed | 12 days on skins | Basket pressed | French oak (100% seasoned) | Natural malolactic fermentation | 15 months maturation.
TECH ANALYSIS: Alcohol 14% | pH: 3.50 | Acid: 6.5g/L | RS
PROFILE: Sarsaparilla | Campari | Blackberry | Tarragon.
TEXTURE: Grippy front tannins | Fleshy mid palate |
Medium-bodied.