Description
Soils Gravel beds, free-draining alluvial soils and stony terraces
Growing Season Dry, sunny and warm conditions delivering intense and characterful wines
Winemaking Technique Fruit was crushed to fermenter and inoculated with yeast for a warm fermentation. The grapes and must were carefully mixed each day for colour and once fermentation was complete they remained a further period on skins until the wine had gained its optimum texture before pressing. Further oak maturation produced a bright, fruit-driven, complex style.
Awards
Gold New Zealand International Wine Show
94 pts James Suckling
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
0.0 g/l residual sugar
6.4 g/l acidity
Winemaker
Paul Mooney
