Sutherland Petit Verdot Reserve 2017

Platter's Wine Guide 2021 - 5 Stars

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%
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
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.