Appearance:

Deep garnet in colour with a vibrant hue

Bouquet:

A perfumed bouquet of sweet raspberry, cherry and clove-like spice.

Palate:

The palate offers earthy cherry, ripe plum notes, with spice and savoury whole bunch notes. The wine has generous fruit weight, firm acidity and fine ripe tannins and a long finish.

Conclusion:

Enjoy now with food or cellar for 5 to 9 years.

Technical Analysis:

Vineyard Location:

Wallington, Bellarine Peninsula, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Climate:

Maritime climate moderated by Bass Strait to the south, the Rip at Port Phillip Heads to the east, Swan Bay and Port Phillip bay to the North, and the Barwon River to the west.

Soils:

Moderate draining loam over a clay loam subsoil

Clones:

MV6, 114, 115 2001

Yield:

2.5 tonnes per acre 809 cases

Fermentation:

Hand harvested fruit was destemmed, with 15% included as whole bunches, then with 8 – 10 days maceration on skins fermentation was started using wild yeast in a small open vat for 6 days reaching 30 degrees. The wine was pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation was matured in 225 litre French oak barriques (30% new) for 11 months prior to bottling.

Winemakers:

Robin Brockett, Marcus Holt

Alcohol:

13.6% v/v