Vinification
All parcels from this site are harvested during the cool of the night. The fruit is crushed and destemed to Static Fementers. Ferments are maintained at cool temperatures with minimal pump overs, to ensure delicate extraction of flavours and colour.
Maturation
The wine is on skins for up to one month and then pressed off to a mix of French oak barrels - a third in new and the remainder into second and third use oak for 18 months barrel maturation.
Aroma
Dark berry fruits and underlying characters of violet, mint and cedar.
Palate
The palate is beautifully balanced and finely structured showing luscious red berry fruit and smooth fine tannin.
Vintage Notes
The vintage will go down as another great vintage in Margaret River. An unsettled weather period in November that consisted of rain, hail and high winds impacted flowering and as a result yields were down by around 30%. Whilst yields where down, the fruit intensity and quality is very high.
Cellaring Potential
10+ years.
