2022 Ashton 1920 Mataro

Place The Ashton comes from our single vineyard that shares the same name as the wine. The Ashton vineyard is located in the sub-region of Sevenhill and sits at 470 metres. Vintage Conditions With a cool and dry growing season, ideal rainfall in early January quenched the vines’ thirst and filled out the bunches. The full bunches were able to ripen and develop complex flavours over the long cooler summer. These ideal conditions made it a delight for hand harvesting in early April. Winemaking The single batch of fruit was placed into a small open top fermenter where it was chilled and allowed to rest for 3 days. After this time, the must was allowed to warm and have ferment initiate naturally. Hand plunged daily, the grapes were basket pressed upon completion of the ferment. This wine was then barreled into seasoned French oak hogsheads (300Ltr) and puncheons (500Ltr).