Description
The 2016 Vintage
Another lovely vintage, generous in style and quality. The even conditions this vintage lead to wines of power and structure, with a lovely core of fruit. While the 2015 wines were all about fruit purity and high natural acidity, our 2016 wines are about rich, ripe fruit and phenolics resulting in intense ripe, structured wines which should, like the 2015’s, cellar well for many years.
Winemaker: Richard McIntyre
Viticulturist: Hugh Robinson
Vineyards: fruit predominantly from the McIntyre Vineyard, with a small selection of Robinson Vineyard fruit.
Vinification & Analysis.
Hand harvesting
Whole bunch pressing
100% wild yeast fermentation in French oak barrels, 25% being new
Natural malolactic fermentation (100%) in barrel
10 Months in wood on lees with 1 racking prior to bottling
Light fining and filtration