Colour

Light to mid straw and bright clarity

Aroma

Lifted aromatics of white flower and jasmine blossom, combined with apricot and orange fruit flavours.

Palate

A medium-bodied wine with a rich, concentrated palate.  Vibrate varietal aromatics fill the palate and persist on the clean, fresh acid finish.

Suggested Food Matches

Full flavoured white meat dishes, rich, creamy pastas or with hard cheeses.  Serve slightly chilled.

Grape Growing

The vines were pruned to 2 canes , with vertical shoot positioning.  Balanced pruning, shoot thinning, tucking and trimming ensured favourable canopy conditions.  The early ripening season was cooler than average, resulting in a late flowering.  However, warm dry conditions over budburst and later in the season lead to balanced yields, clean fruit and excellent flavours.

Harvest Dates

20^th April 2010

Analyses at Harvest

Cl.642  -   Brix : 25.1    /    pH : 3.57    /    TA : 7.0 g/L

Winemaking

Fruit was handpicked and whole bunch pressed.  The heavy pressings were separated and fined before being added back.  The juice was fermented in stainless steel, using a selected yeast strain and cool to promote the variety’s inherent aromatic flavours.  Post ferment, the wine transferred to old oak barriques and regularly stirred on lees to aid mouthfeel and texture.  The wine was bottled the following spring.

Bottling Analyses

Alcohol

Residual Sugar

pH

TA

14.0%

6.0 g/L

3.50

6.5g/L

This wine is bottled using a screwcap to preserve freshness and purity of flavour.

Winemaker – Sam Smail