Clone: WR39 / WR110
Aspect: West – South East
Altitude: 300m (top of the hill)
Soil type: Ferricrete/Laterite gravel stones
Age of vines: 12 years (dry land)
Trellising: Cordon (VSP) and Guyot (mixed)
Harvest date: Between the 20th and the 21th of February 2019.
Winemaking: Hand-picked grapes in small 18 kg crates, one night in the cool store (7°C) and then destemmed and slightly crushed. No skin-contact and immediately pressed in our stainless steel basket press (JLB 5).
After 1 day of settlement, the juice fermented naturally between 15 and 17°C for two months.
Bottling: The 18th of December 2019
Analysis:
Alcohol: 13,12%
Total acid: 7,40 g/l
pH: 2,93
RS: 3,70 g/l