2020 La Korse Red Wine

Corsican inspired - red fruits, light and easy drinking

Varieties: 40% Sangiovese, 31% Sciacarello, 19% Grenache, 6% Malbec & 4% Carignan

Vineyard: Vivian, Gullyview & Parish Vineyards, Watervale

Planted: 1998, 1935, 1998, 1998 & 1985 respectively

Soil type: Terra Rossa, red clay on limestone

Picking date: February 20, 23, 26, March 1 & 21 2020

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: Stainless steel for 12 months

Bottling Date: 19th January 2021

Filtration: No

Fining: No

Alc: 13.1%

pH: 3.48

TA: 5.7

SO2: 30F / 50T

Production: 105 dozen