Mont Destin Grenache 2002

Mouth filling black cherries and dark chocolate flavours followed by a long, rich raspberry finish. This red wine is unique, as it can also be enjoyed chilled.


variety : Grenache [ 100% Grenache ]
winery : Mont Destin
winemaker : Samantha Burgin
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 2.6 g/l  pH : 3.4  ta : 5.0 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested from 25 year old Bush vines.

in the cellar : Destemming and crushing into open wood fermentors was followed by an 8 day cold soak at 14ºC. During fermentation the must was punched down by hand. It was left on the lees after malolactic fermentation for 3 months with batonage once a month. The wine softened and gained complexity in second and third fill barrels for 6 months.

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