Description
Luscious flavours of ripe strawberries and cherries with hints of dark chocolate and pinecones. Spicy, with well-rounded, silky tannins.
Awards
94 pts James Suckling
Certifications
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
0.0 g/l residual sugar
5.5 g/l acidity
Vinification
Marion’s Vineyard is a clonal selection of Pommard 10/5 and Abel. Hand-picked and carefully selected grapes, 100% de-stemmed, cold-macerated, fermented in stainless steel vats and left on skins for three weeks. Aged in 35% new and 65% used French oak barriques for 18 months.
Whole cluster fermentation: 0%
Was malolactic fermentation used: yes
Was high-solid fermentation used: yes
Maturation
18 months
Bottling
Closure: Natural cork