in the vineyard : Malbec is a vigorously growing vine with thick skinned berries that produce wines with intense color and structure. The grapes were harvested in February from an eleven-year-old vineyard at 25° Balling in the early morning while the grapes were still cold. The soil is mainly Malmesbury shales. No irrigation was used in these vineyard blocks as it only relies on winter rainfall.
in the cellar : After the grapes were de-stemmed, cold maceration took place for two days. The wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks for seven days with regular pump-overs Malolactic fermentation and maturation took place over eighteen months in 500-litre French oak barrels to display a rich and complex, wooded style wine. A combination of old and new oak barrels was used, with about fifteen percent new oak barrels. Once bottled, the wine was aged further for one month before being released.