REGION Riverina

Winemakers Rod Hooper, Danny Toaldo, Sean Hampel

Bouquet Beautiful floral and orange blossom aromas leap out of the glass.

Palate Soft natural sweetness combines with fruity sherbet fl avour on the palate, leading to a clean refreshing fi nish.

Food Match On it’s own or try with pate and antipasto platter

Cellar Short Term Cellaring Drink Now or up to 2 years

Analysis
Alc 7.69% pH 2.95
Total Acid 6.25/l
Residual Sugar 62g/l

Vintage Report The lead up to the 2009 vintage represented normal timing with regard to the ripening of different varieties, until a heatwave in late January, when the grapevines simply shutdown in order to protect the quality of the fruit. As weather patterns moderated closer to harvest, with minimal rainfall, the grapes ripened more steadily. The fruit arrived at the winery with excellent clean fruit fl avours. Overall, the yields were slightly less than expected, but the quality of fruit was very pleasing, with pronounced varietal characters.

Vinification  To maintain fruit freshness harvest took place in the cool of the night. The grapes were immediately crushed and must-chilled. The juice was drained, with only the premium free run juice being used in order to bring out the freshest, purest fl avours of the grapes. State of the art technology was used to clarify the juice prior to fermentation in order to retain the maximum amount of fruit freshness. The resulting juice was then racked for fermentation using an aromatic yeast, to enhance the wine. Fermentation was carried out between 12-14°C for 18 days. The wine was stabilised and fi ltered and bottled early to retain the natural fruit freshness.

Awards
BRONZE, Class 10 Royal Hobart Wine Show 2009
BRONZE, Class 32 Perth Wine Show 2009
*** Winestate Sept/Oct 2009

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