Mataro is suited to McLaren Vale’s coastal location and Mediterranean climate, especially when thoughtfully grown in the sandy free draining hills of Blewitt Springs facing east to
catch the morning sun. Planted into deep wind-blown sand to highlight aromatics and fine-grained structure. Dry grown and low yielding, this vineyard produces thick skinned and small berried grapes, which we hand picked to ensure delicacy, then lightly de-stemmed to retain whole berries, and cold soaked before fermentation to capture aromatics. Fermentation was in open vessels with daily pump overs, before basket pressing to
old French oak puncheons for 12 months maturation. 

ABV: 14.5%
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