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Winemaker's Notes
Vineyard - Sourced from Hawke's Bay.
Soil - Free draining. Stony, alluvial soil.
Vintage Conditions - A remarkable season in the Hawke’s Bay. A moderate spring with low frost risk and generally good flowering leading to an extremely dry and warm summer, recording above average temperatures in January & February before rainy weather came late Feb followed by humid conditions with heavy rainfall during harvest, however we can say with confidence that we will have some remarkable wine in the cellar from 2017
Harvest Date - March 2017
Fermentation / Maturation - Initial fermentation in open fermenters with hand plunging then 100% oak barrel maturation in a mix of French and American oak barrels.
Alcohol -11.5%
Residual Sugar - 3.88g/L
Total Acidity - 5.5g/L
Cellar - 5 years
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