TASTING NOTES
The 2007 Zinfandel exhibits robust characters of dark berries and spice with a long, full flavoured finish. A complex wine in flavour and structure and with 18 months in premium oak barrels, this wine has the substance to age well over the next few years.
Viticulturist - Brian Mullany
Winemaker - Richard Parker
Vine age - 1996
Harvest date - 1/3/07
Tonnes per Hectare - 2
Soil Profile - Light to medium desiccated granite
Clone - Cape Mentell
Vine Source - Cape Mentell
Trellising - VSP with 2 movable foliage wires
Bunch thinning - 50%
Alc/Vol - 14.5%
Closure - Screwcap
Time in oak - 18 Months
Fermentation - 10 Days on skins in open fermenter, pumped over twice a day,
racked, pressed then transferred to oak.
AWARDS
Top Gold - 2008 Alternative Varietals Wine Show
