ORIGIN: Wairarapa               

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:

Cool spring causing a late start to the season while a long and dry summer/autumn ensured ideal ripening conditions.

DATE OF HARVEST: 27 April & 4 May 2010

HARVEST & VINIFICATION:

Hand-picked and 100% de-stemmed. Fermentation in stainless steel vats and maceration for 3 weeks. Aged in 35 % new and 65% used French Oak barriques for 24 months.

DATE OF BOTTLING: 19 June 2012

ALC: 14.0% VOL

TASTING NOTES:

Lively sweet plums and black fruit with freshly ground white pepper, wild herbs followed by some liquorice, roasted gamy meats and smoky minerals. On the palate plums and boysenberries, freshly ground white pepper, dark chocolate with layers of smoked meat and Jalapeño pepper. Good concentration and rich, vivacious acidity, beautiful purity with smooth but present tannins. A wine with a long lasting finish.

 DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 16-18 ºC

CELLARING: 5-12 years

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