ORIGIN: Wairarapa

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS: Quite cool summer with high precipitation but April was very warm and dry.

DATE OF HARVEST: 30 April and 7 May 2004

HARVEST & VINIFICATION: Hand-picked and 100% de-stemmed. Cold-maceration and fermentation in stainless steel vats and left on "skins" for 3 weeks. Aged in 30 % new and 70 % used French oak barriques for 15 months

DATE OF BOTTLING: 17 October 2005

ALC: 14.5% VOL

TASTING NOTES: Gorgeously ripe and sweet aromas of blackberries and boysenberries with some toasty notes, this ruby coloured wines has a medium to full body with a typical cherry filled pallet and a long lasting finish with some earthy-spicy characters and a good tannin structure.

DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 16-18 ºC

CELLARING: 4 - 8 years

CASES PRODUCED: 643

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