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2022 La Korse Red Wine
Corsican inspired - red fruits, light and easy drinking
Scored 18/20 by Matthew Jukes (Matthew Jukes). Read the review.
Varieties: 37% Sangiovese, 33% Grenache, 14% Sciacarello, 10% Carignan and 6% Malbec
Vineyard: Vivian, Gullyview & Parish Vineyards, Watervale
Planted: 1998, 1935, 1998, 1998 & 1985 respectively
Farming: Organic
Soil type: Terra Rossa, red clay on limestone
Picking date: February 26 and March 10, 15, 16 & 18 2021
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 11 months
Bottling Date: 11/01/2023
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 12.7
pH: 3.31
TA: 6.6
SO2: 21 free / 47 total
Production: 720 dozen