in the vineyard : Varietal: Pinot Noir
Root stock: 101-14
Soil type: Tukulu / Glenrosa
Age of vines: planted 2006
Plant density: 2058 vines/ha
Trellising: 7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires
Pruning: spur
Yield: 4 t/ha
Irrigation: Supplementary drip
Vintage: One of the more difficult vintages in recent years. Warm spells of weather, with random rainy periods during the ripening period.
in the cellar : Yeasts: Natural occurring yeasts
Fermentation temp: 28°C
Method: De-stalked, hand sorting of berries, crushed, pumped into s/s tanks, pumped over for 5 days, left for 2 days before pressing, racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation.
Wood Maturation: 9 months in barrel. 10% new French oak, balance 3rd and 4th fill barrels.