Luta - Shadow 2021

Bright plum, raspberry and rhubarb sing in unison with dried herbs and a hint of stem/spice from a portion of whole bunch fermentation. This follows onto the palate with a lovely combination of refreshing, mouthwatering salinity and a slightly more rustic, fine tannin.

The vineyard is coastal and sits on a north facing slope. The maritime influence gives a temperature moderating effect and provides a daily, gentle sea breeze which reduces the risk of disease and keeps the site cool. This gives a more even diurnal temperature throughout the growing season which is fantastic for ripening. This, along with cool nights help retain freshness and acidity to the wines. The soils are gravel threaded clays that give the wines a lovely textural element.

Individual parcels were vinified separately: 114 - 100% Whole Bunch for 3 days with daily pump overs. 115 - 50% Whole Bunch for 2 weeks with daily pump overs. 10/5 - Carbonic maceration for 5 days before stomping and leaving for another 5 days as a whole bunch ferment with daily pump overs before pressing. Clone 5 - De-stemmed and on skins for 2 weeks with daily pump overs.

After individual ferments had been pressed they were left to finish in tank before being pressed to old french barriques.

These wines were aged on fine lees for 10 months before being racked to stainless steel and aged for a further 6 months before being bottled.

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