Growing Conditions
2016 was one of the most varied vintages in years for the Southern Regions in WA. An early budburst followed by a relatively hot dry Spring and mild Summer saw early flowering and fruit set, every indication was for one of the earliest and quickest vintages on record, in fact some Sparkling fruit was received in late January which is our earliest ever fruit intake.
Winemaking
The majority of the fruit was harvested in the cool of the night to prevent oxidation and retention of flavour, whilst approximately 20% was hand-picked for whole bunch (carbonic maceration) inclusion. The wine was also co-fermented with whole bunch clusters of Viognier.
