Viticulture:

Individual parcels of fruit have been vinted separately, and the very best barrels of each parcel have been selected and blended to create the Top Flat Reserve Merlot. The most premium fruit from the KEW vineyard is hand harvested from the Top Flat, an elevated peninsula which provides optimal growing and ripening conditions for Merlot. Very small berries from this low vigour site develop concentrated flavour and aroma, which are fully expressed in the final wine.

Winemaking:

This fruit was fermented with premium yeast and mixed gently during fermentation, to give full flavour expression and fine tannin structure. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was pressed and put to mature American barrels for malolactic fermentation and maturation.

No fining was required to enhance this wine.

Latest Awards:

3 Stars Winestate Magazine
Bronze Medal 2006 Bragato Wine Awards

Analyses at harvest, 28 April 05:

Brix: 23.2
pH: 3.45
TA: 4.8g/L

Analyses at bottling:

pH: 3.43
TA: 6.5g/L
Alc: 13.5%
RS: less than 1g/L