Tasting Notes
Fragrant, ripe red fruit medley of plums and dark cherries, savoury with a touch of gamey complexity, juicy with delicate tannin structure, silky and elegant.
Blend Information
71% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Franc
In The Vineyard
Aspect: South-West facing slopes
Elevation: 310m – 580m
Soil Type: Medium texture gravelly soils with a structured clay layer
Cultivar: Merlot (71%); Cabernet Franc (29%)
Rootstock: R99, R110, Ruggeri 140
Planting Date: 1999 - 2001
Irrigation: Post harvest irrigation only
Trellising: xtended Perold
About The Harvest
The grapes were hand picked.
Harvest Date: 25th March 2008 – 01st April 2008
Analysis at Harvest: Sugar: 25.2° - 25.8° Balling
Total Acid: 4.5 – 5.9
pH: 3.42 – 3.66
Yeasts: BDX, WE 372
In The Cellar
The grapes were hand picked and crushed. Maceration took place for 4 days before fermentation. Pumped over 3 times per day and pressed after 16 days. Taken to barrel and MLF in barrel, racked 4 times, 18 months in barrel. ±20% new French oak, balance 2nd & 3rd fill French oak.
Date of Bottling: 06 August 2008
