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                                                                                             (Source: Dean Hewitson Youtube)

TASTING NOTE

SENSORY
Colour: Pale straw with green tinges.
Aroma: Lime, petals, minerals and talc.
Palate: Citrus, mineral and powder-dry finish.

ANALYSIS

pH: 3.03 Alcohol: 12.5% Acid: 6.9 g/L Sugar: 2.0 g/L

AGING

Stainless steel. Bottled immediately after settling

VINEYARD 

Moculta Road Vineyard

ALTITUDE 

380m

SOIL 

Ancient oxidized ferrous loams over shale

VINE AGE 

29 years

PLANTING SYSTEM 

Trellised, canopy wires, north-south rows
VINE DENSITY

2,000 vines per Ha

FARMING 

Minimum drip irrigation, triticale between rows, hand pruned

YIELD 

3.1 tonnes per Ha; 22HL/Ha

VINIFICATION 

Whole bunch pressed, cold settled, free-run fermented only