Rutherglen Durif 2021 Limited Release
DESCRIPTION
Tasting Notes
Dense deep Magenta. Spiced black plum fruit with lashings of vanillin oak.
Rutherglen Durif 2021 Limited Release Tasting NoteWine Making
Fruit was harvested through March and April and fermented on skins for 10 days. The wine then spent 18 months in French and American oak puncheons prior to blending and bottling. The 2021 Rutherglen Durif is a smooth refined yet youthful version of Durif.
Cellaring
Ready to drink immediately upon release showcasing the power of youthful Durif, this wine will also cellar well for 5 - 8 years. Delicious to enjoy with full flavoured char grilled meats, rib eye.
Technical
| The Grapes | : Durif grapes from our Rutherglen vineyards. |
| Date Tasted | : January 2023 |
| Alcohol | : 14.5% |
| T.A (g/l) | : 6.4g/l |
| pH | : 3.47pH |
Dense deep Magenta. Spiced black plum fruit with lashings of vanillin oak.
Palate:
A powerful and rich, full bodied wine, with ripe black plums at the forefront to fill the mouth. Smooth mid palate weight, warm spice and chocolate/mocha oak integration. Balance is provided by integrated fine tannins typical of Durif in its youth. Rutherglen Durif 2021 Limited Release Tasting Note
Fruit was harvested through March and April and fermented on skins for 10 days. The wine then spent 18 months in French and
American oak puncheons prior to blending and bottling.
The 2021 Rutherglen Durif is a smooth refined yet youthful version of Durif.
Ready to drink immediately upon release showcasing the power of youthful Durif, this wine will also cellar well for 5 - 8 years. Delicious to enjoy with full flavoured char grilled meats, rib eye.
| The Grapes | : Durif grapes from our Rutherglen vineyards. |
| Date Tasted | : January 2023 |
| Alcohol | : 14.5% |
| T.A (g/l) | : 6.4g/l |
| pH | : 3.47pH |
