2000 Merlot
Dark, deep red colour, intense flavours and amazing tannin structure, driven by low yielding fruit (1 tonne to the acre) and French oak. This wine needs more time in the bottle to settle down. Wonderful palate length with rich complex savoury flavours and hints of mint and mulberries.
Viticultural Data
| Location: |
Undulating foothills of the northern slopes of Pyrenees ranges in the state of Victoria, Australia |
| Vineyard altitude: |
200 metres (656 feet) |
| Average rainfall per year: |
510 mm (20 inches) |
| Rainfall for this growing season: |
191.25 mm (7.5 inches) |
| Soil Type: |
Red duplex – red brown clays to 2 m depth |
| Budburst: |
9th September 1999 |
| Flowering: |
November 1999 |
| Veraison: |
21s January 2000 |
| Harvest: |
29th March 2000 |
| Bottled: |
September 2001 |
| Alcohol: |
14 % vol |
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