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2020 Adelaide Hills Rose
Bone Dry Rose – aromatic, spicy and great texture
Varietal: 65% Merlot & 35% Chardonnay
Planted: 1996 and 1997
Vineyard: Gower Vineyard, Lenswood and Deanery Vineyard, Balhannah
Soil type: Sandy loam on deep clay
Picking date: March 4 & 10, 2020
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Skin contact: Merlot 3 hours, Chardonnay none
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-muid for 8 weeks
Aging vessel: Stainless steel on fine lees for 6 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 13.3
pH: 3.54
TA: 5.4
SO2: 24 F / 51 T
Production: 150 dozen