Forty-Two Degrees South
As Forty-Two Degrees South is the central latitude of Tasmania this name reflects their position in crafting fruit driven wines from grapes sourced from throughout the cool climate island state.
Fruit-driven wines from grapes sourced from throughout the state. The island state hosts several unique viticultural sub-regions, each area performing differently to climatic variations over the vintages. This wide-ranging scope in grape supply allows us to make outstanding Tasmanian wines every year. There are seven wines in the Forty-two Degrees south portfolio which have been highly awarded of the last few years.
Variety: 100% handpicked Pinot Gris.
Region: 75% Relbia, Northern Tasmania (41˚30’S, 147˚11’E), 25% Cambridge,
Southern Tasmania (42˚48’S, 147˚25’E)
Yield: 8 - 10 tonnes per hectare (2.4 – 4.0 tonnes per acre).
Winemakers: Alain Rousseau, Nick Glaetzer & Andrew Hood.
Winemaking: Crushed and de-juiced with no press cut, so as to aid the Pinot grigio structure. Cold-settled overnight, before clean racking into a stainless steel tank for inoculated ferment, controlled at 18˚C. Kept on ferment lees for 4-weeks to enhance structure and then heat and cold stabilised.
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