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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, 2022
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