Description
Tropical fruit notes of guava, mango with Green apple and dry razor finish.
Certifications
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
1.0 g/l residual sugar
Vineyard
Two Terraces Vineyard, Mangatahi Terraces region in Hawke's Bay. Intermediate river terrace, coarse, sandy loam with red metal overlays. Low in fertility.
Vinification
The grapes were foot crushed in picking bins and left to soak for 18 hours to extract phenolics. Whole bunch pressed into old barrels. I made a vineyard starter (pied de cuve) with Chenin grapes that fermented naturally in the vineyard under the vines. I then inoculated my barrels with this tasty juice! No additions, no fining, no filtration, no sulphur.