Classic claret blend- red fruit, earthy and nice tannins

Varietal: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Shiraz

Vineyard: Gullyview Vineyard, Watervale

Planted: 2004

Soil type: Red clay on limestone

Picking date: March 1, 2021

Picking method: Machine harvested 

Processing: 100% destemmed, retaining around 50% whole berry with no whole bunch

Fermentation: Open ferment for 2 weeks, hand plunged twice daily

Pressing: Free run and pressings combined

Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days

Aging vessel: Slavonian oak Foudre for 12 months, then racked to stainless for 3 months

Filtration: None

Fining: None

Alc: 13.7%

pH: 3.72

TA: 5.3

SO2: 35F, 51T

Production: 780 dozen