Clare Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Cabernet Franc 11%, Grenache 11%, Malbec 8%, Carignan 3%, Sciacarello 2% from Vivian, Gullyview & Parish Vineyards
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Bordeaux varieties made in a Loire style - vibrant, bright fruits & soft tannins
Varieties: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 11% Grenache, 7% Malbec, 4% Carignan & 2% Sciacarello
Vineyard: Vivian, Parish & Gullyview Vineyards
Planted: 1998 & 1930
Soil type: Red clay on limestone, 'Terra Rossa'
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Processing: Destemm retaining ~ 50% whole berries, no whole bunch
Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily
Time on skins: 2 weeks
Pressing: Free run and pressings combined
Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days
Aging vessel: Slavonian foudre for 12 months, then racked to steel for 4 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 13.1% 
pH: 3.59
TA: 5.7
SO2: 30F, 60T
Production: 1550 dozen
- Koerner