Winemaker

HARVEST DATA
VARIETY: 81% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc 
VINTAGE DETAIL: Warm and dry summer, with a rain event mid ripening 
BRIX: 23 average 
PRODUCTION LEVEL: 48 hl/ha average 
HAND HARVESTED: 100% 

WINEMAKING
WHOLE BUNCH: 0% 
DESTEMMED: 100% 
FERMENTATION VESSEL: French oak cuves 
FERMENTATION: Inoculated 
BARREL TYPE: French oak barriques 
NEW BARREL %: 45% 
MATURATION: 18 months 
FINING: Yes 
FILTRATION: Yes coarse filtration 
BOTTLED: Jan-18 
WINE ANALYSIS 
ALCOHOL: 13.1 
RESIDUAL SUGAR: Nil 
PH: 3.64 
ACIDITY: 5.31g/l 
TASTING NOTE: 

Deep, dark red. An intensely lifted nose of blackcurrant, mulberry and other autumnal berries, but evident mocha and cinnamon eluding to an impending sweetness of the palate. The tannins and incredibly fine and powdery. They carry the volume of fruit effortlessly. While delivering immediate enjoyment with the abundance of flavour, it is clear this a high-quality wine built for time.

FOOD MATCH: Slow cooked beef cheek, smoked brassica sides
CELLARING: 10 - 15 years from vintage