Nose
The nose is loaded with tropical
and passion fruits, which follow thr
ough onto the palate.
Palate
Delicious fruit
sweetness balanced by focused acidity and freshness makes this a very moreish
wine.
The grapes for this unwooded style are picked slightly riper than most in
order to eliminate green characters and maximize the flavou
rs of the tropical
fruit spectrum and to give the wine greater palate weight and length.
Growing Conditions
The
2016 growing season at Ashbrook was typified by warm sunny days and
cool nights with no harsh weather events recorded. Three inches of rain two
weeks prior to harvest gave the vines a healthy boost and resulted in no disease
pressure at all due to Ashbrook’s predominantly lyre trellis system. A bumper
and lengthy Marri blossom also meant Silver-
eye bird damage was negligible
which was well received by the vineyard team after a hectic 2015 season
juggling netting. All said and done the white varieties were
harvested at
optimum flavour ripeness. Yields were slightly below average but the quality
was impeccable. An inch of rain before the red harvest was again beneficial for
the vines and grapes were picked in perfect condition. Yields were of average
size with the 2016 vintage characterised by flavours developing at lower sugar
levels across all varieties.
Harvest
Hand picked.
Bottling
29
th
April 2016.
Food Pairing
A delicious wine to drink with or without food.
