Crisp, fresh Savagnin - sea spray, stone-fruits, acidity

Scored 94 Points by Mike Bennie (The WINEFRONT). Read the review.

Vineyard: Deanery Vineyard, Balhannah

Planted: 2004

Soil type: Sandy loam on sandstone & ironstone

Picking date: March 13, 2022

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard

Skin contact: No

Processing: Crush and destemmed

Pressing: Only take free run juice

Cooling / settling: Settled off dirt and heavy solids for 24 hours

Ferment & Aging vessel: Ceramic amphora and aged barrique for 2 months, steel for 14 months

Filtration: Crossflow / sterile

Fining: No

Alc: 13.5%

pH: 2.99

TA: 10.4

SO2: 35F, 70T

Production: 70 dozen