| Vintage: |
2001 |
| Origin: |
Single vineyard with site specific selected grapes within our Darling Hills vineyard. |
| Age of vines: |
15 years. |
| Clone: |
Multi clonal planting on R99 |
| Harvest date: |
22nd February 2001 |
| Yield: |
4.5 tons/ha or 27 hl/ha |
| Fermentation: |
100% Barrel fermented in French oak, 50% new. 70% Malolactic fermentation. |
| Maturation: |
Up to 10 months in barrels in which it fermented, with 100% batonage every 6 weeks. |
| Bottlling: |
December 2001 |
| Analysis: |
Alcohol 14.0 Vol percent
Residual sugar 2.0 g/litre
TA 6.2 g/litre
pH 3.34
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| Tasting note: |
Medium yellow gold. Herbaceous aromas with some nutty characters. Restrained savoury palate, with fresh grassy, gooseberry, biscuity flavours, and mineral acidity. |
