“ 2012年的酿酒季是一个非常棒的一年。来自2012年的葡萄酒非常出色,堪称酿酒厂最好的葡萄酒之一。 ”
Vintage 2012 was a fantastic year. The wines from 2012 are outstanding and up there with 2010 and 2002 as the best wines to come out of the winery. Vintage 2012 began with a good growing season of moderate rainfall and normal temperatures. Summer and Autumn were perfect with generally warm sunny days and only a few heat periods but nothing extreme. The weather was generally dry with an occasional shower of rain refreshing the vines. The perfect mid-high 20s weather ensured the grapes ripened steadily and evenly producing outstanding quality.
葡萄是从绿洲、摩帕、贝尔维德、石井、赛普菲尔德、库农加和以比尼泽等西北巴罗萨地区传统家庭种植园的低产葡萄园中采摘的。每个葡萄园都为比拉顿设拉子葡萄酒增添了自己独特的维度,它们结合在一起,产生了最终的混合物。
收割后,每一批葡萄都被压碎到一个单独的开放式发酵器中。在发酵过程中,手动泵过温和地从葡萄中提取颜色和味道。发酵后的葡萄用传统的压榨机进行压榨。然后将葡萄酒装入新的和经过调味的美国、法国、俄罗斯和匈牙利橡木桶中,陈化十八个月后,每一批葡萄酒都从桶中取出,仔细混合。葡萄酒在未经澄清的情况下装瓶,确保了瓶中葡萄园的真实表达。