Hoops is all a buzz today, the sun is shining and he has just started crushing some great looking Shiraz grapes he’s sourced locally for his 2011 La Curio.
It’s one of his favourite blocks that he goes back to every year because it never lets him down. With the amount of Botrytis we’re seeing this vintage it seems his faith in this small parcel from 70 year old vines is justified. Looks great!!
And then the moment we’ve all been waiting for, after getting the fruit crushed and into an open-topped fermenter a quick check of the sugar levels shows us we’ve finally got our first 15+ degrees Baumé parcel of the vintage.
For a vintage looking to be a bit low on the sugar front this is some great news. McLaren Vale doesn’t let you down!
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