Petit Verdot 2007
 | FAST FACTS AGE OF VINES : 8 Years TRELLISING : 5 Wire Hedge SOIL : Glenrosa YIELD : 5.5 Tons / HA ANALYSIS Alc. : 14.2% Sugar : 2.1 g/L Volatile Acidity : 0.65 g/L Total Acidity : 5.8 g/L Free SO2 : 31 mg/L Tot.SO2 : 134 mg/L PH : 3.62 VINIFICATION Grapes were harvested at 25 °B Cold soaked before it was inoculated with NT.50 Yeast Fermented at 26°C for about 4 days Fermented dry on skins Pumped over 3 times daily during alcoholic fermentation Malolactic fermentation was completed in tanks Matured for 24 months in 100% new French oak barrels Only 3900 bottles produced DESCRIPTION Opaque purple-black colour. Chocolate, plums, lead pencil and cedarwood on the nose. Toasted nuts and dark blackcurrant fruit on the palate. A complex, concentrated wine with a lingering aftertaste. Can be cellared at least another 10 years in the bottle. |