Aging
French Oak Staves - 12 months
Fermentation & Maceration
Harvested at night to achieve cooler grape temperatures (20 - 28 C). Destemmed and crushed on arrival at winery. Pumped direct to stainless steel fermentation vessels and allowed to cold soak for a 24 hour period prior to yeast inoculation (EC-1118). Fermented on skins for 10 - 14 days at a temperature of between 18 – 26 C. Daily cap management and pump over regime implemented. Pressed off skins (Airbag Press) and transferred to stainless steel tanks to settle until dry. MLF Inoculated (100%) & then racked off gross lees once completed. Stored in barrels (French & Hungarian) and stainless steel tanks for 12 months. Racked & coarse filtered prior to bottling.
Malolactic Fermentation
Yes - 100%