This wine forms part of the single-vineyard series of Mahi, which are wines chosen to express the particular vineyards from which they come. The grapes are handpicked and the wines made in as natural a method possible, with the focus being on gentle handling and indigenous yeast ferments.
This wine comes from a small parcel in the Twin Valley Vineyard, located in the Fareham Lane area of Marlborough. The vineyard, owned and run by Pete and Anne Reed, is at the western end of the Wairau Valley, on the junction with the Waihopai Valley. The influence of the constant river flow has resulted in the silt being washed away and the soils remaining both rocky and devigourated.
Being some distance from the sea the climate is also cooler as you move away from the tempering effect of the water and also gain elevation. The grapes therefore typically ripen more slowly and retain an interesting mineral character.
The vines are all from the favoured Clone 95 which we have found suits this area as the fruit comes in with good acid balance which we endeavour to retain. The vines were cropped low to ensure ripeness and palate richness.
In the winery the grapes were whole-cluster pressed and the high-solids juice taken straight to French barriques for fermentation with indigenous yeast. After 11 months in oak we felt the balance was correct and took the wine from barrel. It was then aged further in tank on yeast lees prior to being racked and gently fined before bottling.
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