Description
Aroma - Hints of Cherry with an overlay of dried spice and cloves Palate - Layers of bright red fruit with hints of vanillin oak creating a finely balanced and long finished.
Certifications
Sustainable Wine Growing New Zealand
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
0.6 g/l residual sugar
5.4 g/l acidity
Vineyard
Selected estate vineyard blocks were kept separate until final blending. The grape bunches are mostly destemmed and all fermented in open vats. After gentle plunging during fermentation to extract colour and flavour the wine was pressed off skins and matured for 11 months prior to blending.
Vinification
Was malolactic fermentation used: yes
Was high-solid fermentation used: no