Awards and Accolades

2013 Vintage: SILVER - Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2015

2013 Vintage: 92 Points - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion
"Hand-picked Dijon and I10V1 clones, whole bunch-pressed, 100% barrel-fermented, part with clarified, part with full solids, juice in French oak, 50% mlf, 10 months on lees, the first 6 without stirring. It is elegant almost to a fault, its very low alcohol not making the flavour too citrussy/sauvignon blanc-like, simply reducing the mid-palate. May build somewhat by its release in Sept 15."

From the Winery

Selected from a super premium vineyard on the South Eastern outskirts of Gumeracha with very gentle northerly aspect. The site is evidently cooler than other areas around Gumeracha. The vineyard is trained in a strict VSP and grown to produce the balance between fruit exposure and just enough leaf shading to protect the fruit from the heat in the middle of the day. A blend of Bernard and I10V1 clones were hand picked at optimal acid and flavour balance to ensure the consistency of flavour and quality.

The grapes were whole bunch pressed and gently squeezed to retain all of the delicate varietal characters. Fermented completely in 100% French oak barrels with a portion on full juice solids and the other partially clarified. The wine underwent 50% malo-lactic fermentation to soften the acid, this was followed by 10 months maturation on yeast lees with lees stirring for 6 months in oak to add depth and creaminess.