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, some Sparkling fruit was received in late January which is our earliest ever fruit intake.
Winemaking
The majority of the fruit was hand-picked, chilled overnight and whole bunch pressed direct to barrel, with the other harvest done in the cool of the night to retain fruit aromatics. Various yeast cultures (VL2, CY3079, D47 and indigenous) were used to provide complexity.
