Nose
a vibrant lifted nose of red fruits from stone to berries, with a framework of delicious subtle oak.
Palate
The palate is totally in balance with bright fruits framed by smoky oak and the tannins smoothness and strength which nod to its potential.
Growing Conditions
2007 was a red wine vintage that may go down as one of the region’s best, perfect warm spring conditions led into a mild but still warm summer that meant the grapes were perfectly ripe and full of flavour the earliest in our short vineyards history.
Harvest
The fruit was severely thinned prior to harvest, and just prior to the first and only time we have used a mechanical harvester, any grapes that were considered not good “enough to eat” were dropped on the ground.
Winemaking
We were fortunate enough to have Sharna Kowalczuk from Vasse River Wines make our wine and she completed an exemplarily job with our grapes from arrival through to bottling. The wine was fermented in a closed vat and continuously “pumped over” to extract colour and tannins softly, with ferment being completed after 10 days. The wine was pressed and placed in French oak barrels and stored for 17 months.
Appearance
A deep plum red coloured.
Food Pairing
We suggest the classic combination of roast beef with all the trimmings with this wine. Other combinations that should provide delight include pheasant (use truffle oil for basting), Ox tail in a reduced stock, and homemade beef and kidney pie.
