Region: Nelson

Viticulture: Single Vineyard: Home block, moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam, all vines grafted on site. Excellent growing season with a hot and dry summer stretching right into autumn. Close planting: 3780 vines/ha, hand-picked and hand-sorted on 31 March 2006 with 24.6 Brix

Winemaking: 5 days cold maceration , whole bunch pressed, gravity-fed from press area to main winery. Aged for 12 months in new and two-year old French oak barriques . Minimal pumping Cross-flow filtration. Bottled on 1 August 2007 under the revolutionary Diam Cork.

Awards & Reviews:

Winestate 4 stars April/May 2008 “Muscular, sweet-fruited wine with good varietal character. Ruby hued, with a fragrant, spicy, savoury bouquet, substantial body and ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing impressive complexity. Already drinking well.” Drink 3 to 8 years.