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Region
Yarra Valley

Appearance
Medium red with good garnet edge.

Bouquet
Complex cherry like Pinot fruit aroma with hints of forest and herb.

Palate
Delicate fruit with subtle layers and complexity. Full, plump red and dark fruit flavours, soft tannin and good structure.

Vintage Conditions
The 2009 –2010 growing season saw our earliest budburst for some time. Timely rainfall in early summer gave the vineyard some relief from a dry winter and spring. Conditions for ripening were ideal with warm days and cool nights.

Winemaking
Fruit for this blend is grown mainly in the Dixons Creek, Tarrawarra and Yarra Glen sections with a small amount of upper Yarra fruit. The grapes are both hand and machine harvested with a percentage of the hand harvested fruit used for whole bunch inclusion. A combination of winemaking techniques are used to produce a final blend with complexity and balance. This includes cold maceration prior to fermentation, inclusion of whole bunches and warm fermentation at 30˚C to 32˚C. The components remain separate until the final blending. Minimal handling and filtration is adopted to preserve fruit flavour.

Wine Analysis
Alc/Vol: 13.0%  pH: 3.65  TA: 6.0g/L

Cellaring
Drink now or over the next two or three years if stored in a good cellar.

Suggested Cuisine
Roast chicken.

General Characteristics
Dry    Medium Bodied