in the vineyard : Average temperature: Summer 23°C, Winter 11°C
Annual rainfall: 480 mm
Proximity to ocean: 20 km
Soil: Hutton, Clovelly and Oakleaf
Trellised vines that are 6 years old and planted on northeasterly slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines received supplementary irrigation and produced 8 tons per hectare.
in the cellar : Following cold maceration, the juice was inoculated with French yeast. On completion of fermentation the wine underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine was matured for 11 months – 80% in French oak and 20% in American oak barrels.