| Grapegrowers: | Chris and Dave Macdonald |
| Location: | Bladen Vineyard, Conders Bend Road |
| Specifications: |
Alcohol: 12.0% w/v Residual Sugar: <1.0 g/L pH: 3.40 Titratable Acidity: 5.98 g/L |
| Viticulture: | 50% Merlot, 50% Malbec Bladen Vineyard has a mix of silt, gravels to stony soils. Vines are 7 years old at time of harvest, pruned to 2 short fruiting canes, on standard vertical shoot positioning trellis. Shoot thinned and crop thinned. Hand harvested fruit yielded a low crop of clean fruit with intense varietal character. Climate: A cool, wet spring and summer was followed by a long, dry autumn. This resulted in lower yields but with intense fruit flavours and ripe tannins. Soils: Silty loam Training: Malbec standard vertical trellis Merlot Spur pruned. Harvest Date: 22nd April, 2007 |
| Tasting Notes: | Colour: Deep garnet. Nose: Blackcurrant, cassis and cedar aromas with charry oak spice in the background. Palate: A full-bodied wine layered with a plump, fleshy structure. Dark berry fruit and spicy oak flavours coat the palate. Cellaring: Cellaring for 2-4 years will be rewarded. Serve: Room temperature with decanting. Suggested Foods: Grilled meats, roasts or lamb and beef stews. |
| Winemaking: | The fruit was handpicked, de-stemmed and crushed into a small open top fermenter. Selected yeast strains, a high ferment temperature and regular hand plunging of the cap resulted in a wine of intense colour and flavour. After light pressing the wine was racked to French oak barriques where it was matured for 12 months. The wine had light fining and no filtration to preserve complexity and richness. |
| Bottling Date: | 20th August, 2008. |
| Winemaker: | Paul Gordon |
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