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2018 ‘The Clare’ Red Wine
Bordeaux varieties made in a Loire style - vibrant, bright fruits & soft tannins
Varieties: 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Malbec, 22% Petit Verdot & 17% Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: Vivian & Basshill Vineyards
Planted: 2004 & 1998
Soil type: Red clay on limestone and slate
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Processing: Destem retaining ~ 50% whole berries, no whole bunch
Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily
Time on skins: 2 weeks
Pressing: Free run and pressings combined
Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days
Aging vessel: Slavonian foudre and old French barrique for 6 months, then racked to steel for 4 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 12.5%
pH: 3.71
TA: 5.8
SO2: 32F, 51T
Production: 660 dozen