Craggy Range 'Te Kahu' Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2020

Deepest crimson red. Brooding aromatically with notes of cassis, black olive and dried tobacco enveloping a dense core of blue fruits. The wine has a lovely focus on the palate with dark fruits framed by fine tannins to deliver a classical structure with an excellent future ahead.

A place of warmth and gravelly soils the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District resulted from a flood in 1876 when the Ngaruroro River changed its course and a vista of gravel was left behind. The area is a place of warmth, stone and sandy alluvial soils. This unique combination alongside other climatic factors such as sunshine hours, humidity and rainfall means the gravels retain heat and lead to optimum ripening for Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet. The stylistic characters of red wines from the vineyard are richness, ripeness and elegance with a distinctive fine dusty tannin finish.

Brix 24.1 average

Production Level 55 hl/ha average

Hand Harvested 20%

Whole Bunch 0%

Destemmed 100%

Fermentation Vessel Closed top stainless steel tanks

Fermentation Inoculated

Barrel Type Oak barriques

New Barrel % 20%

Maturation 17 months

Fining Yes

Filtration Yes

Bottled Dec – 21