Nose

The bouquet shows fruit characters of pear, green apple and lime, which combine with more complex characters of straw, wax and smoky oak.

Palate

The palate is smooth and noticeably textural showing fleshy pear and ripe citrus flavours, with balanced weight and structure.

Harvest

Hand-picked on 21st February 2013 at a Baumé of 11.8 Be°, and a yield of 6.0 t/Ha

Winemaking

Whole-bunch pressed straight to barrel. Half of the juice was inoculated with a commercial yeast, the other half underwent a natural fermentation

Aging

The wine spent ten months in French barriques of which a third were new

Appearance

Pale straw, with flashes of gold

Food Pairing

Baked Pork Chops with Dijon Cream Sauce