Clean, bright yellow youthful appearance with hues of green. White peach aromas that are both fruity and floral with hints of lime. Rich fruity flavours – pure white peach with a hint of sweet grapefruit on the finish. Wood content has been well harmonized with the fruit to add to extra depth to the flavour. General comments: Fruitiness and good balance make this an attractive wine with good potential.
Winemaker Notes
This vineyard is planted on a slope that wraps around from North to East on a variety soil types. The complexity of this site even though challenging to manage lends these wines exceptional depth and character. To maintain the integrity of our fruit, all our grapes are harvested by hand into small lug boxes, and transported directly to the winery. All our vineyards are planted high density and have low to very low yields and are managed according to minimal intervention philosophy. Clonal Information: The VR1A clone is a virus free clone exhibiting lemon blossom and tropical characteristics and is of average production and vigour. Rootstock R110: R110 has been chosen for its suitability to the soils and its moderate vigour. Grapes were hand picked, crushed directly into press. Free run and press juice mixed and after the addition of yeast racked directly into the barrel. 25% was kept back and fermented in stainless steel to retain freshness. After fermentation the wines were all stirred by hand once a week. The wine was cold stabilized and sterile filtered pre-bottling. We endeavour to bring our fruit to the bottle in the most direct and pure fashion possible, and in this way express our terrior.
