Leko Wine Rouge 2021
Easy drinking red – medium bodied, red fruits and spice
Vineyard: Coulter, Gower & Deanery Vineyards
Varietal: 39% Pinot Noir,
24% Sangiovese, 23% Merlot, 8% Syrah, 5% Mencia & 1% Gamay
Planted: 2000,
1996 & 1998
Soil type: Clay loam on shale soft rock and sandy loam on
deep clay
Picking date: March 11, 18, 23, 30 March & 6, 8, 9 April
2021
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Processing:
Destemmed retaining 50% whole berries with no whole bunch
Fermentation:
Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily
Time
on skins: 2 weeks
Pressing: Free run and pressings combined
Settling:
Settled off gross lees for 7 days
Aging vessel: 2000L Slavonian oak Foudre
for 7 months, then stainless steel for 5 months on fine lees
No fining or
filtration.
Regular price $34.65
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