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Seifried Pinot Noir

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Seifried Pinot Noir WINE-MAKING The majority of the fruit in our 2013 Seifried Pinot Noir comes from our Rabbit Island Vineyards where our Pinot vines are now into their twenty’s, and showing great maturity and depth of flavor in the fruit. The parcels of grapes were picked incrementally at the peak of flavor and phenolic [...]

Seifried Pinot Gris

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Seifried Pinot Gris WINE-MAKING Several parcels of Pinot Gris went into this blend. Pinot Gris was harvested from vineyard blocks comprising differing soils and micro-climates, as well as different aged vines. The parcels were harvested and fermented separately prior to blending at a much later stage. The resulting wine has a broad palate and is [...]

Seifried Sauvignon Blanc

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Seifried Sauvignon Blanc WINE-MAKING Aromatic and fresh Sauvignon Blanc flavours were encouraged prior to vintage through careful canopy management. The fruit was de-stemmed and pressed immediately after harvest, and a cool fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks to retain the clean aromatic fruit characters. TASTING NOTES “This good-value wine has a fresh, strong, ripely [...]

Old Coach Road Pinot Noir

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Pinot Noir ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Pinot Noir WINE-MAKING The grapes were picked and then underwent a 6 day cold maceration period before being inoculated for fermentation. The cap was plunged 3 times daily during fermentation. A further 3-6 days of skin contact followed the fermentation period before the wine was drained to [...]

Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Chardonnay WINE-MAKING Traditionally Chardonnay is made in an oaked style, however, we are often asked: what does Chardonnay as a grape variety with no oak ageing taste like? This is it! The Chardonnay fruit for our 2014 Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay was some of the very [...]

Old Coach Road Riesling

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Riesling ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Riesling WINE-MAKING In the vineyard, leaves were removed from around the fruiting zone to allow light penetration and air movement around the ripening bunches. Parcels of fruit were picked when flavors, sugars and grape acids were nicely in balance, giving fruit with intensely varietal flavors and a fresh, [...]

Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Sauvignon Blanc WINE-MAKING In the vineyard, leaves were removed from around the fruiting zone to allow light penetration and air movement around the ripening bunches. Parcels of fruit were picked when flavors, sugars and grape acids were nicely in balance, giving fruit with intensely varietal flavors and [...]