
Sutherland Petit Verdot Reserve 2017
An intense melange of white pepper, violets and dark chocolate on the nose that leads to a toasted tobacco and cigar box finish on the palate. A serious wine that would own a place in any cellar.
Maturation
Potential to develop beautifully over the next ten years.
Food Pairing
A perfect partner to your herb crusted lamb kebab.
Winemaker's Comments
An intense melange of white pepper, violets and dark chocolate on the nose that leads to a toasted tobacco and cigar box finish on the palate. A serious wine that would own a place in any cellar.
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Tasting Notes
Viticultural Practices
Varietal | Petit Verdot 100% |
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Root stock | Mgt 101-14 |
Soil type | Tukulu |
Age of vines | Planted 2005 |
Plant density | 2353 vines per ha |
Trellising | 7 wire Perold system, with movable foliage wires. |
Yield | 15 t/ha |
Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
Vintage | Cool summer days with very little rain, resulting in ideal growing conditions for grapes. |
Picking date | 15 March 2017 |
Grape sugar | 24.3 °B |
Acidity | 6.48 g/l |
pH at harvest | 3.39 |
Winemaking Practices
Yeasts | Natural occurring yeast |
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Fermentation temp | 28 °C |
Method | De-stalked, hand sorting of berries, crushed and pumped into stainless steel tanks, pumped over for 5 days once per day, left for 2 days before pressing. Racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation. Wine spends 18 months in 225l new French oak barrels. |
Wine Details
Residual sugar | 1.8 g/l |
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pH | 3.63 |
Total acidity | 5.5 g/l |
Alcohol | 14.% |
Maturation | Enjoy now through to 2030 |
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