It’s so great to be able to work with grapes that are as loved and meticulously farmed as these twenty-seven year old vines from the boniest and highest section of the Turnbull Family Vineyard in Charleston. This is the second rendition of this wine and its a ripper. Some more meatiness and red fruit than the cool and late 2023 vintage, but still showing plenty of delicate aromatics, spiciness and tannins. Its such a great variety for the region and we hope to see more of it going into the ground and mouths in the future.
Vineyard: Turnbull Family Vineyard, Charleston
Planted: 1998
Clones: HCV9
Elevation: 460m
Aspect: N
Soil: Sandly loam over siltstone and sandstone
Vinification: 100% destemmed open top fermentation for three weeks before closing the lid and sealing for three more months. We only use the free run, which is aged in a mixture of terracotta and French oak barrels for 10 months, one of these being new, before being blended and bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Harvest date: 28 March 2024
Bottled: 27 May 2025
Alc: 13.5%
pH: 3.45
TA: 5.2 g/L
Production: 1995 bottles