Description
Colour: Ruby with garnet hues. Nose: Perfumed with cranberry, raspberry, bright florals, dried herbs and white pepper. Palate: Medium bodied with red berry fruit, mineral notes and a nice oak char. A beautiful mouthfeel with lovely fine grained tannins and a long savoury finish
Awards
Bronze Decanter Medal
Certifications
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
0.0 g/l residual sugar
5.0 g/l acidity
3.7 pH
Vineyard
Grapes of this wine is from Georgetown Viineyard at Central Otago, New Zealand.
Vinification
96% was destemmed into two open top fermenters with the fermentation carried out by selected yeast. 4% of the fruit was fermented separately as a 100% whole bunch ferment in an oak barrique.
Maturation
The resulting wine was aged in French oak barriques for around 10 months, of which 26% was new.
Bottling
Closure: Screw top