VINEYARD

The grapes were hand harvested before being whole-bunch pressed. The juice was chilled to about 8 ˚C for two days. The clear juice was then taken off the sediment and pumped into 500 L French Oak barrels where it underwent a combination of inoculated and natural fermentation.

VINIFICATION

After the alcoholic fermentation (30% wild fermentation) the wine underwent 55 % malolactic fermentation and spent 11 months in French oak before being racked and blended. It was then stabilised before being bottled and labelled.

WINEMAKER’S COMMENTS

In this fresh and elegant wine with its peach-blossom fragrance, the aim is to evoke those bedtime butterfly kisses of their beautiful baby girl, so the oaking (11 months in this case) is subtle, serving only to spice the stone fruit, melon and citrus flavours with hints of hazelnuts and vanilla cream. It’s beautifully delicate and understated, with a pure, slightly piquant and lingering ‘mineral’ finish promising great charm well beyond the toddler years.

ANALYSIS

Alcohol 13.75 %
Residual Sugar 3.1 g/l
Total acid 5.8 g/l
pH 3.46