Hand-picked bunches were destemmed and sorted prior to fermentation in an open fermenter with plunging three times daily. The must was then pressed and the wine matured for 18 months in tight-grained French oak with three-monthly rackings to aid clarification. Following maturation, the wine was fined and filtered prior to bottling in January 2017.
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