Crittenden Estate OGGI

Offered by Crittenden Estate

VINTAGE
Cool weather over flowering resulted in lower than average yields. A warm, dry summer to follow fortunately ensured that our limited production achieved optimum flavour ripeness and will see the 2017 vintage be remembered as one of the best in a decade.  
 
VITICULTURE REGION
Mornington Peninsula & Home VINE AGE: 1 years Arneis PRUNING/TRELLIS:  Cane VSP Arneis YIELD: 3.7 tonnes per acre Arneis HARVEST DATES: 15th March 2017 Arneis & 5th April 2017Fiano
 
WINEMAKING
Destemmed Wild Yeast 6 -10 days on skins 24 months in seasoned French oak Filtered and bottled May 201 Final blend: Fiano 64% / Arneis 36%
 
TECHNICAL DATA
ALCOHOL  13.5%
ACIDITY  6.75  g/L PH   3.24
RESIDUAL SUGAR  1.0 g/L
MALOLACTIC  Fiano 80% /Arneis  0%  
 
NOSE
Straw, lemon peel, guava and spice.
 
PALATE
This is all about texture. Soft initial mouthfeel but intensity builds to a long grippy finish courtesy of skin
contact.  
 
DRINK WITH
Sri Lankan fish curry, roast or braised pork, creamy truffle pasta, apanese cuisine - think unami! 
 
CELLARING
Enoy now or over the next 7 years.
 
VEGAN FRIENDLY
 
$35.00 / 750ml Bottle
 
Arneis Crittenden Estate Fiano White Wine Wine