Palate
A soft and approachable wine, with citrus and floral components. textural, gentile minerality and a long clean dry finish. Strong ripe black berries add spice and sweetness. The cherry and mulberries meld with hints of clove and cedar.
Growing Conditions
2010 was a cool dry harvest with low to moderate yields. The resulting wines have very intense flavours and soft, gentile acidity.
Harvest
April 2010
Bottling
September 2011
Winemaking
Fruit was harvested at night and gently de-stemmed. Only the free run portion of the juice was used for this
wine. Natural yeasts combined with, long cool fermentation at 10-12'C ensured that the essence of the fruit was captured.
Food Pairing
Cheese board with vintage cheddar and wine-washed soft cheeses; in season figs.
