Vintage Selection Bordeaux Blend

50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot

TASTING NOTE:
This medium-intensity Bordeaux-style blend offers aromas of violets, boysenberry, black cherry, and dark chocolate. The rich palate has a pleasing texture, firm tannins and a lingering finish.

SERVE WITH:
Enjoy as a pre-dinner drink in front of the fire or serve with roasted lamb loin and truffle-infused mashed potato and broccolini.

APPEARANCE: Deep ruby red

ANALYSIS:

Alc:	14.5 % vol	TA:	5.55 g/L
RS:	2.9 g/L	pH:	3.57

WINEMAKER: Heidi Dietstein

ORIGIN: Coastal Region 

VINEYARD AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS:
The terroir ranges from deep decomposed granite soils with clay subsoil to weathered shale. The medium soil fertility leads to medium growth and medium-to-low yields, resulting in balanced and pure wines. The vineyards are planted on a range of aspects, from flat to north-eastern facing slopes that moderate phenolic development and enhance fruit preservation. Canopy management protected the fruit from overexposure to the sun; this resulted in slower ripening and balanced wines with good, clean fruit characters and firm structure. The vines are 13 - 20 years old and planted on Vertical Shoot Positioning systems with some supplementary drip irrigation.

WINEMAKING:
Hand-picked grapes were crushed and fermented. All the varieties were fermented individually and matured in French oak barrels (20% first fill, 50% second fill and 30% third fill). The wine matured in oak for 16 months before tasting and blending.