Corsican inspired - red fruits, light and easy drinking

Scored 18/20 by Matthew Jukes (Matthew Jukes). Read the review.

Varieties: 37% Sangiovese, 33% Grenache, 14% Sciacarello, 10% Carignan and 6% Malbec

Vineyard: Vivian, Gullyview & Parish Vineyards, Watervale

Planted: 1998, 1935, 1998, 1998 & 1985 respectively

Farming: Organic

Soil type: Terra Rossa, red clay on limestone

Picking date: February 26 and March 10, 15, 16 & 18 2021

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard

Processing: Destem retaining ~ 50% whole berries, no whole bunch

Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily

Time on skins: 2 weeks

Pressing: free run and pressings combined

Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days

Aging vessel: Stainless steel for 11 months

Bottling Date: 11/01/2023

Filtration: No

Fining: No

Alc: 12.7

pH: 3.31

TA: 6.6

SO2: 21 free / 47 total

Production: 720 dozen