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May 2011
Vintage is Finished!
The 2011 harvest is finished. It has been a long process. We have been picking for over five weeks. Cooler weather and rain meant that the grapes took longer to reach physioogical ripeness this year. The brix are sitting at an averge of 24 which will mean slightly less alcohol levels than last year. The ferments were lovely and aromatic and should produce a stunning vintage. For the first time this year we have reached our desired tonnage level which will mean over 1000 cases of Pinot Noir.
We have just bottled the oak aged sauvignon blanc which sat on lees for a year followed by another year in oak. This is a delicious creamy and nutty wine with hints of citrus fruits and tight acids. Old world style with very light oak characters.
Our second tier Pinot Noir wine "Wind Dancer" is also bottled and ready for sale. This wine was made in 2009 and has already had two years to develop.
Nets are now waiting to come in and pruning will be underway shortly.