2015 The 8th (deadly Zin) Zinfandel

STATISTICAL INFORMATION

appellation:

single vineyard Willyabrup

composition:

zinfandel 100%

alcohol:

14.4%

residual sugar:

<0.1 g/L

TA:

6.7 g/L

pH:

3.7

TASTING NOTES

colour:

dark ruby red

nose:

raspberry, plum, stewed fruits

palate -

christmas cake fruits, vanilla hints

weight:

medium body

length:

long

acid balance:

refined

tannins:

restrained

flavours:

WINEMAKERS COMMENTS

violets and lifted raspberry fruit on the nose with hints of sour plum and stewed forest fruit. aniseed and/or chinese 5 spice with some toasty oak notes.

the palate is rich and lush with dark forest fruits, some christmas cake and rasins tied together with a bright acidity and framed by toasty, slightly vanillian oak.

VINEYARDS NOTES

vines:

1,396 on 0.8Ha, planted 1998

pruning:

spur

date pruned:

early August 2014

bud burst:

September 2014

80% cap fall:

late October 2014

verasion:

early January 2015

irrigation:

intermittent

spray:

copper/lime

HARVEST NOTES

harvest date:

March 2015

method:

machine

baume:

14

yield (t/h):

7.7

WINEMAKING NOTES

fermenter:

open vat, hand plunged twice daily, rested on skins 10 days post ferment

yeast:

american zin selection

pressing:

at 22 days

oak conditioning:

mix of french and american oak 12 months

cooperage:

various

fining:

unfined

bottling:

April 2016

preservative:

sulphur

cellaring notes:

10+ years

food pairing:

rich roasts, mushrooms, great by the bbq