Source: 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