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Shop/ 2020 The Clare Red Wine2020 The Clare Red Wine
Bordeaux varieties made in a Loire style - vibrant, bright fruits & soft tannins
Varieties: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 12% Malbec, 12% Grenache, 9% Carignan & 1% Sciacarello
Vineyard: Vivian, Parish & Gullyview Vineyards
Planted: 1998 & 1930
Soil type: Red clay on limestone, 'Terra Rossa'
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: Slavonian foudre for 9 months, then racked to steel for 3 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 12.8%
pH: 3.62
TA: 5.1
SO2: 30F, 51T
Production: 660 dozen