GROWING SEASON
Our phenology charts indicated a spurt of growth in October that was more advanced than ever in our 12 years of recording. Flowering at Christmas was mild and gentle with some rain. Ripening weather was fine and quite warm. The total acidity was dropping quickly and we harvested 2 weeks earlier than the previous year.
VINEYARD
The grapes for this wine are grown on a rocky ridge of free draining gravel. This northern ridge is subjected to our warm northwester winds and hence the loess are quite exposed. A wine that is very indicative of its place.

WINE MAKING
Hand harvested and fermented naturally with a portion of whole cluster. Some parcels of fruit fermented within the vines from which they grew. Total time on skins between 25 and 30 days after which the wine was pressed o and matured in 30% new French barriques for spontaneous malolactic fermentation. The wine was racked and returned once before being bottled un ned and un ltered in October 2015.

TASTING NOTES
Expressive dark fruit with mocha, licorice, spicy oak and aromatic complexity. The velvety tannins are complimented with the plush fruit and supple acidity on the palate.

Harvest Composition
Brix 24.3 - 25.0
pH 3.38-3.60
Titratable Acidity 5.40-5.50g/L
Wine Composition
Residual Sugar <1.0g/L Titratable Acidity 6.40g/L Alcohol 14%
Vine Age
+16 years (planted 1999)
Clone
777, 667

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