Forest Hill Vineyard Malbec 2021
Grape Varietals & Region: This Malbec is sourced from a single site at Forest Hill Vineyard in Great Southern, Western Australia, on a slightly south facing slope – dry grown on duplex soil of gravel loam over clay.
Taste Profile: The wine displays characteristic fruits of the forest aromas, particularly blueberry, with a mix of bright floral spice. The palate is supple and soft with a lovely line of density and an even tannin structure
Winemaking Process:The Malbec is pick in two passes, de-stemmed intoopen fermenter, maintaining as many whole berriesas possible and then cold soak before ferment.Fermenters were pumped over or plunged by handtwice a day; temperature spiked at around 25C. Thewine was then pressed to mostly 500L puncheon(less than 5% new) for Malo-lactic fermentation. Thewine was blended with a small component of wholebunch fermented Malbec (4%) and bottled after 10months oak maturation.
