Fermented on skins at 18 - 20 Degrees for 7 days.
Matured in selected French oak for 12 months prior
to blending and bottling.
Dry hot conditions over Christmas had us
concerned that the harvest would start in
Wrattonbully too early for optimum flavour profile.
However things cooled down over the ripening
season allowing great retention of flavour and
balance in the wines. Overall Wrattonbully shaped
up very well, especially highlighted by the Shiraz
Viognier and Cabernet, not to mention our very
popular Pinot Gris which is an early ripener and thus
the first variety picked this year.
Wrattonbully adjoins the Coonawarra area in the
southern part of the Limestone Coast wine zone.
The prominent viticultural feature of the area is the
series of ancient beach ridges and dunes which run
roughly north-south through the area. These ridges
are made up of soft crumbly limestone which
weathers to produce the red and brown Terra
Rossa clay loam soils so highly prized for grape
growing. The ridges and dunes have elevations of
up to 30m compared with the Coonawarra Terra
Rossa 'high' of less than 5m. The extra elevation on
the Wrattonbully dunes produce the advantage of
cold air drainage which reduces the risk of frost
during the growing season.
2016 AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION - 95 -
Past its 10th birthday and still youthful and pristine.
Indeed it's just at the start of its peak drinking
window. Blueberry, gravel, blackberry and sweet
spice notes are softened by secondary leather-like
characters. It's a treat.
(Review by: Campbell Mattinson).
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