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Weeping Sands Montepulciano 2010

Weeping Sands Montepulciano 2010

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$35.20

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Total of 6 bottles of any Obsidian wines

Tasting Notes

Deepest purple to the rim. The bouquet displays rich ripe dark plums and wild herbs with hints of violets and vanilla. The texture is seductively smooth with black fruits ad spice, good concentration and fine tannins. (Winemakers notes April 2010)

Accolades

TROPHY for CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL RED WINE VARIETIES and GOLD MEDAL
New Zealand International Wine Competition 2011

“A lovely savoury and fragrant wine with a deep colour, a succulent richness, concentrated purple fruit, fine tannins, hints of violets and a persistent creamy oak finish.”

Double Gold – The 5 Nations Wine Challenge 2011

“Magnificently ripe and opulent. At 15% alcohol, it’s not for the faint- hearted, a luxurious, full-throttle red.”

Jane Skilton MW, Sunday Star Times, 4 Sept 2011

Production

Season:

An even and abundant fruit set and warm start to summer was followed by a brief unsettled period in February. Late summer and autumn were dry and balmy with cold nights, allowing good ripening for both red and white grape varieties.

Harvest:

Hand harvested late April 2009

Analysis:

Total Acidity 6.3 g/l, Alcohol 14.85 %, pH 3.67

Oak:

20% New French, 25% 1yr.old American, balance seasoned French

Bottling:

February 2010

Vinification:

The grapes were crushed and de-stemmed to open top fermenters, inoculated with selected yeasts and hand plunged twice daily. The wine was pressed to tank once dry and allowed to settle before being transferred to oak for malolactic fermentation. The