2023 F-Series Field Blend

The 2023 F-Series Field Blend was made up of 6 different varieties all organically grown on our home estate. Soils here are of the old riverbed type; fist sized stones composed of greywacke (a hard, dark type of sandstone streaked with quartz and feldspar), mixed alluvial, gravel and silt.

WINEMAKING

All varieties were hand-picked on the same day. The fruit was destemmed and remained on skins for 12 hours before pressing. The resulting juice was transferred to a mixture of seasoned oak puncheons and stainless-steel barrels where it fermented spontaneously. The wine was then left on gross lees without an SO2 addition for 10 months to develop body and texture before being blended and bottled.

COMPOSITION

Riesling – 30%,
Pinot Gris – 28%
Viognier – 22%
Sauvignon Blanc – 11%,
Gewuztraminer – 8%
Montepulciano-1%

ACID: 6.5 g/l
pH: 3.64
ALC: 13.4% vol
RS: 2 g/l