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Rupert & Rothschild - Classique label
Rupert & Rothschild - Classique bottle

Rupert & Rothschild - Classique 2018

Red Wine

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Item# 91024-18

Vinification

Fermented in stainless steel tanks. Pump overs of the skins occurred three times a day to ensure a soft and delicate extraction of colour and tannins. Selective post-fermentation skin contact was applied and the wine was drawn off for malolactic fermentation in cement tanks before maturation. Matured for 16 months in French oak barrels. The wine has an ageing potential of at least 7 years from vintage.

Vintage

The Classique to produced from naturally farmed drip irrigated vineyards with a vine age averaging 9-30 years of age. The grapes were hand-picked from the beginning of February to the end of March. A season with lower than usual rainfall, followed by a notably cooler ripening period, led to smaller berries with a delicate expression of fruit.