Description
The 2021 Eclipse has a lovely perfume of fresh redcurrants and wild strawberries. The palate texture is smooth and full bodied, filling every corner of your mouth. The balance is very good especially considering the generosity of flavour here, with a long, firm, clean (almost refreshing) finish.
Alcohol
15.4%
Analytical data
dry
0.5 g/l residual sugar
5.1 g/l acidity
3.72 pH
It's close to my heart.
Vineyard: Winery Block
Dry grown Grenache bush vines planted on their own roots in 1934 and 1943.
Yield: 40 hl/ha
Soil Type
Sandy loam over clay.
Harvest Notes
Lovely vintage without summer heat waves and good soil moisture led to a later harvest more in line with the vintages of the 70's, 80's and 90's.
Vinification
Hand picked, open vats 12 days, basket pressed.
Maturation
Maturation in old barrels and tronconique vats.
Oak influence: No new oak influence.
Months in bottle: 10
Bottling
Closure: Screw top
