Accolades
2011 Best Value Award
Veritas Awards 2011 - Silver
Winemakers Choice Awards 2011 - Diamond and Trophy Awards
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2011 - Silver Medal
Michelangelo International wine awards 2010 - Gold Medal
Tasting Notes
Appearance: Lime green colour.
Bouquet and Palate: Refreshing aroma of honeycomb, roasted hazelnuts and vanilla. On the palate the wood component give the wine a full creamy mouth feel with more honey and vanilla. A soft, slightly acidic finish.
In The Vineyard
Wine-growing Area: Coastal area
About The Harvest
All grapes were hand picked.
In The Cellar
All grapes were hand picked and sorted before being crushed directly in to the press were skin contact was allowed for 8 hours. Inocculated with yeast cultures after pressing the juice fermented at 16° C. 30% of the wine was barrel fermented. Extended lees contact was allowed after fermentation and the wine was allowed to naturally clarify under gravity prior to filtering, blending and bottling.