Journey’s End Pastors Blend

Technical Notes
Where the Journey’s End Pastors Blend grapes are grown, all blocks were picked by hand at optimum ripeness and stored overnight in a cold room before processed the next morning. Grapes were hand sorted and de-stemmed but not crushed. Whole berries were cold soaked for 72 hours before inoculated. Fermentation took about 15 days on all cultivars at 18 – 28 ˚ C with a carefully planned pump over/punch down schedule in open fermentation tanks. The Cabernet Sauvignon tank were left on the skins for another 10 days before pressed. The Merlot and Cabernet Franc tanks were pressed straight after fermentation. Malolactic fermentation was done in 300 L barrels. Wine was oak matured for 16 months before the final blend was blended for bottling.

TASTING NOTES
This red blend displays a complex bouquet of rich dark red fruit aromas like dark plums, black cherries and some earthiness. These aromas are also experienced on the palate and are accompanied by sweet tobacco and Christmas cake characters. This wine has a well-integrated tannic structure showing elegance and some youth. Wine will also age well.

Wine Analysis
Alcohol: 14%
Total Acidity: 5.49g/l
pH: 3.61
Residual Sugar: 4.72 g/l