Very pale straw colour. Highly aromatic, bracing nose displays citrus peel, jalapeno pepper, anise and dusty, flinty minerality. Rich, tactile and slightly wild, with pungent herb and pepper notes framing and extending the grapefruit pith and flinty mineral flavours. Finishes long and minerally.
in the vineyard : Aspect: South-West facing slopes
Elevation: 470m – 580m
Soil Type: Medium texture gravelly soils with a structured clay layer
Clones: SB9, SB11, SB133, SB159, SB161, SB316, SB317
Rootstock: R99, R110, 101-14, Ruggeri 140
Planting Date: 1998 – 2000
Irrigation: Post harvest irrigation only
Trellising: Extended Perold
Plant Density: 2 564 - 3 472 vines/ha
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested in the mornings and delivered to cellar before 12:00
Harvest Date: 10th - 19th March 2010
Analysis at Harvest: Sugar: 22.5° – 23.4° Balling
Total acid: 7.6 – 8.3
pH: 3.23 – 3.35
Yeasts: Vin 7, VL3
in the cellar : Production: 30 450 x 750ml bottles
After bunch sorting the grapes were destemmed and taken to tank for some skin contact or straight to press. After pressing the juice was settled for two days and then racked before yeast was added. Fermentation was done between 12° and 16° C and then left on the gross lees for up to ten weeks. About 3% was wild fermented in barrels and blended back after 4 months before bottling in August.
Date of Bottling: 6th August 2010