2010 博物馆“Strandlines”赤霞珠西拉
Strandlines 这个名字来自古老的海岸线或沙丘，它们标志着如今拉顿布里的纳拉库特山脉的退却。这些古老的沙丘蕴藏着著名的红色“Terra Rossa”表土，表土覆盖着甘比尔石灰岩。这些土壤的秘密在于它们提供的近乎完美的排水系统，可以种植出小规模、非常浓郁的水果。浓郁的深色浆果、巧克力和辛辣的橡木香气。赤霞珠和西拉的混合酒体醇厚，展现出成熟的赤霞珠黑醋栗和黑莓风味，与西拉的异国香料和中段口感甜美的水果完美融合。这款葡萄酒具有极佳的深度、结构和质感，回味悠长，可确保长久陈年。
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Wine Making
Cold soaked for five days before fermentation on skins at 18 - 20 Degrees for 7 days. Maturation for 18 months in selected French oak before blending and bottling.
Vintage
A cooler year than the previous two vintages led to good even ripening conditions and a normal to slightly early harvest. Crop yields were low to medium and fruit quality in Cabernet and Merlot was good to excellent. Our top Merlot parcels were the best ever from our Wrattonbully vineyard. Shiraz this year is lighter framed but our Gravels Block produced wine of good colour and power. Pinot Gris came off in good condition and our Bernard Clone Chardonnay block produced wine of delightful flavour and balance.
Vineyard
Wrattonbully adjoins the Coonawarra area in the southern part of the Limestone Coast wine zone. The prominent viticultural feature of the area is the series of ancient beach ridges and dunes which run roughly north-south through the area. These ridges are made up of soft crumbly limestone which weathers to produce the red and brown Terra Rossa clay loam soils so highly prized for grape growing. The ridges and dunes have elevations of up to 30m compared with the Coonawarra Terra Rossa 'high' of less than 5m. The extra elevation on the Wrattonbully dunes produce the advantage of cold air drainage which reduces the risk of frost during the growing season
James Halliday
2013 AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 95 Has a whirl of blackcurrant; blackberry, black cherry and plum interleaved with spicy notes; the tannins are fine, the oak doing its job, but both leaving the focus on the fruit. Drink by 2025.
