Description
"Expressive aromatics with ripe pear, red apple, cinnamon and white flowers, this off-dry style balances a 'sweet fruit' impression with a long dry finish." Olly Masters (Winemaker)
Awards
5 stars Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide
95 pts Wine Orbit
93 pts The Real Review
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
Vineyard
Single vineyard estate
Vinification
This year the fruit was lightly crushed then gently whole bunch pressed to enhance varietal extraction but ensure low phenolic levels. The free run portion of the juice was kept separate and racked clear to stainless steel tanks, where it was inoculated and cool-fermented (14-15⁰C) to retain varietal character. The pressings portion had some of the free run added back and was fermented at warmer temperatures (20⁰C) in older French oak hogshead barrels (27% of blend) with indigenous yeast to add more yeast complexity and build mid-palate texture into the wine.
Maturation
This year the fruit was lightly crushed then gently whole bunch pressed to enhance varietal extraction but ensure low phenolic levels. The free run portion of the juice was kept separate and racked clear to stainless steel tanks, where it was inoculated and cool-fermented (14-15⁰C) to retain varietal character. The pressings portion had some of the free run added back and was fermented at warmer temperatures (20⁰C) in older French oak hogshead barrels (27% of blend) with indigenous yeast to add more yeast complexity and build mid-palate texture into the wine.