VARIETIES: Cuvée of three white grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Müller-Thurgau.

ORIGIN: Martinborough

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:Mild spring leading to ideal conditions for fruitset in December. Summer was very hot and dry with some rain only towards the very end of autumn.

DATE OF HARVEST: 27 March - 12 April 2008

HARVEST & VINIFICATION: Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed and partially fermented in new and used French Oak barriques & puncheons. Some maturation “sur lie” with occasional “battonage”. Racking by gravity to keep maximum freshness of fermentation-CO2.

DATE OF BOTTLING: 5. November 2008

ALC:14.0% VOL

TASTING NOTES:   

Lightly straw-coloured wine stylistically reminding of varieties like Viognier and Rousanne with yeasty, nutty aromas combined with fruit of zesty mandarins, wild flowers and a touch of vanilla. A full bodied, yet elegant wine nicely combining the creaminess of the lees with the fruitiness and the toasty oak aromas.

DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 12 ºC

CELLARING: now to 8 years

BOTTLES PRODUCED:274

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