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

ORIGIN: Martinborough

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:

Cool spring causing a late start to the season while a long and dry summer/autumn ensured ideal ripening conditions.

DATE OF HARVEST: 07 April 2010

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: 14 October 2010

ALC:14.0% VOL

TASTING NOTES:   

Light straw coloured wine with notes of citrus and

herbs in the nose as well as nutty, yeasty aromas from barrique aging on the lees. Mandarins with some spices and sweet floral notes. Full-bodied with texture and lively acidity structure, yet elegant with a touch of well integrated, toasty oak.

DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 12 ºC

CELLARING: now to 8 years

BOTTLES PRODUCED:106

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