2019 Adelaide Hills Rose

Classic dry Rose- savoury, crunchy and fine boned

Varietal: 90% Merlot, 10% Chardonnay

Vineyard: Gower Vineyard, Lenswood

Soil type: Sandy loam on deep clay

Picking date: March 4 and 6, 2019

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard

Time on skins: 3 hours

Processing: Crush and destemmed

Pressing: Take free run and pressings

Cooling / settling: Cold settled off dirt and heavy solids for 24 hours

Ferment vessel: Slavonian oak Foudre and Demi-moud for 4 weeks

Aging vessel: Stainless steel on fine lees for 5 months

Filtration: Sterile

Fining: No

Alc: 12.4%

pH: 3.27

TA: 5.7

SO2: 40F, 70T

Production: 430 dozen