VINTAGE: 2023
REGION: Polish Hill River / Clare
VINEYARD: House Block
GROWER: Brodie Smith
ELEVATION: 460m
VINE AGE: 24 years
SOIL PROFILE: grey brown loam on shale and sandy limestone
ASPECT: slight westerly face
FARMING: NASAA certified organic

WINEMAKING:
Fruit was destemmed and crushed. Fermented cool on skins for 14 days in concrete before pressing. Pressed and racked once post malolactic fermentation, 9 months in neutral French 700l barrels.

pH 3.54 | 5.50 g/l TA | NEG g/l RS | 13.5%

REVIEWS:
Organically grown fruit from the Smith family vineyard in Polish Hill. A juicy, bright and genial red of popping red berry fruitiness, minty herbal notes, black pepper, a touch of rhubarb and some light, woody spice notes. A little haze to texture, some crunch in flavour, a bright, blood orange tang in the freshness zone. It needs time to flesh out to get more serious, and it should mature well, though drinking now is all about joy and freshness. 93 points. Mike Bennie, Wine Companion.