Winemaking Notes
Picked in the cool of the morning from 17th-19th February (a blend of Mendoza and I10V1 clones), the fruit was placed in the cool room overnight to maintain berry turgor and freshness and then pressed cold the following morning. The juice spent 24 hours in tank and was then transferred to barrel with full solids for primary fermentation. Partial MLF was undertaken and the wine spent 7 months in new (15%) and used oak before blending with full solids into tank.
Vintage Conditions
An early flowering was followed by fantastic growing conditions and the vines were carefully managed to create an optimal canopy ensuring a perfectly ripe crop. The resulting fruit was some of the best we have seen with fabulous quality across all of our varieties. As usual, Vintage processing was an incredibly busy time, but the quality of the harvest has resulted in wines of a very special character that we look forward to seeing in bottle when the time is right. We are excited about what 2025 Vintage has in store!