Description
Corsican inspired - red fruits, light and easy drinking
Varieties: 37% Sangiovese, 29% Grenache, 25% Sciacarello 5% Malbec and 4% Carignan
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 12, 26, 28, March 6 & 7 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 10 months
Bottling Date: October 2021
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 12.8
