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                                                                                             (Source: Dean Hewitson Youtube)

TASTING NOTE

SENSORY
Colour: Bright garnet with a medium purple hue
Aroma: Cherries, strawberries, spice and Provencale herbs.
Palate: Fresh and with juicy forest fruits with cream, dried herbs.

ANALYSIS

pH: 3.76 Alcohol: 14 .0% Acidity: 5.6g/L Sugar: 0.2g/L

AGEING

12 months seasoned French oak barriques

VINEYARD 

Old, historical bush-vine and dry-grown
ALTITUDE 

210m
SOIL 

Ranging from ancient oxidised ferrous (terra rossa) over limestone to sand and gravel

VINE AGE 

Younger ‘selections massale’ of century old vineyards to 140 year old vines
PLANTING SYSTEM 

Ranging from bush vine/untrellised/ head pruned to trellised
VINE DENSITY

2,000 per Ha
FARMING 

Dry-land, unirrigated, rye grass between rows, mulched under vine, hand pruned
YIELD 

6.0 tonnes per Ha; 45 HL/Ha
VINIFICATION 

38% whole bunch