Aroma
Lifted aromas of melon and nectarines combine with sweet spice and lifted nutty oak.
Maturation
Maturation was over 10 months in 30% new (300-500L) French oak barrels.
Finally, the wines were racked from barrel to tank, then filtered to bottle.
Appearance
Straw yellow in colour, with a pale hue and a green tinge.
Palate
The palate shows delicious and mouth-coating flavours of melon and white
peach. The lees characters are well integrated with the citrus fruits and acidi-
ty, creating a creamy but well defined, focused, and fresh wine.
We love the mid-palate ‘pop’ of fruit sweetness from this vineyard; it has its
own personality which we think is great.
Vinification
Fruit is hand-picked to ensure only clean, healthy bunches are selected.
Grapes are then whole bunch pressed, and the juice settled overnight in
tank. This was followed by a light racking directly to barrel (approximately
95% solids) where natural fermentation took place. MLF was not encouraged,
and the wines were sulphered directly after primary.
Region Notes
The D’Aloisio vineyard is located in the Seville Township, with a north-facing
slope on red volcanic soils. The site has an altitude of 230m above sea level.
Clone is I10V1. Slightly more forward and expressive style from this site.