Vintage 2017
BAROSSA VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

VINEYARD NOTES
Brown/red sandy loam, white sand over yellow, red, brown clay. Detailed spur pruning and a catch wire, min till, food and water supplemented. 

HARVEST NOTES
2017 growing season was one of the wettest on record. Cooler than average spring and early summer meant the vines grew slowly but healthily. Two short bursts of high temperatures. Two well-timed rain events in late January and early February kept vines healthy and in no rush to ripen, with the rest of February remaining dry. The average minimum and maximum temperatures for March were 2 to 3oC above average, followed by a notable shift to much cooler nights from late March onwards.

Open fermenters, 8 days on skins, twice daily pump overs, open cage bag pressed

"Gracefully rich and powerful, the inviting bouquet shows blackberry, spicy oak, cured meat, tar and floral aromas, followed by a beautifully refined palate that's silky-smooth and persistent. Superbly structured by refreshing acidity and fine-grained tannins, finishing impressively long and sophisticated. At its best: now to 2037." 96 Points - Wine Orbit, Sam Kim.

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