2016 Michael Hall Eden Valley Syrah, Flaxman's Valley Magnum

The Naimanya vineyard sits high in the Eden Valley at 520 metres altitude, on the south-west fringe of the tiny sub-region known as Flaxman Valley. The soils are sandy loam, gravel and quartz over clay. Its altitude and soil structure allow a long, slow ripening season typically generating marked spice and floral characters.
Fair winter rains and a warm first week of September promoted early budburst. A hot summer was broken by rain mid-february and cool temperatures thereafter. The very small crop was picked on 4th April, all destemmed, fermented in closed puncheon and open fermenter. Matured in Frech Oak (25% new) for 20 months. Unfiltered.
40 magnums produced.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Appellation
Flaxman's Valley
Harvest Date
21/03/16
Acid
6.1 g/L
pH
3.47
Fermentation
Wild
Bottling Date
30/11/2017
Alcohol %
13.9
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Sandy degraded granite and quartz
Production Notes
40 bottles produced