Dalfarras Sangiovese 750 mL (Case of 12)

Dalfarras Sangiovese 750 mL

VITICULTURE / WINEMAKING
The Sangiovese is planted on the northern edge of the Toolamba vineyard in some of the best Fine Sandy loam soil. Careful vineyard management has produced high quality fruit which was harvested during the second week of April. The fruit usually ripens late in vintage and the resultant wines have been quite savoury in character, fairly high in acid (typical of Italian red varietals) and great with food.

HARVEST NOTES
The 2018 growing season could well be described as dry and warm, and almost perfect for growing premium wine grapes. The winter of 2017 started with a very dry June and below average rains in July and August. Spring continued the theme with less than half the average long term rainfall, and finished with an unseasonably warm November. Although it remained warm, ripening didn’t advance too much faster than harvesting, so the whites have clear varietal definition and crisp fruit flavours, and the reds are bright and varietal, with concentration and depth. It seems that the cooler nights kept a lid on sugar accumulation so that ripening progression was close to perfect, something we usually only see in cooler seasons. At this early stage 2018 promises to be a very good year.