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