Wines - 2016 Devote Sparkling Vermentino
Devote

The Wine
Varietal 100% Vermentino
Region 100% Barossa Valley
RRP $40
Bottles Made 1260
Winemaker Michael Papps
Release Date November 2017
- Clones? H62 Rolle
- Year Planted? 2006
- Organic/biodynamic? No
- Soil? Red Brown loam
- Direction/Aspect of vineyard? East/west
- Elevation? 180m
- Hand or machine picked? Hand
- Whole bunch fermented? No
- Sorting (if done) by hand or machine? Berry or bunch sorted? No
- Co-fermented or blended after fermentation? Blend
- Open, tank, roto or barrel fermented? Tank
- Wild or cultured yeast? Wild
- Total time on skins, including cold soak, fermentation add post fermentation maceration? n/a
- Basket or Bag Press? Basket Pressed
- Pressed direct to barrel or via tank? Tank
- Oak or Tank maturation? Tank
- Percentage of new oak, and country of origin of oak? n/a
- Length of time in oak? n/a
- pH – 3.24
- TA – 7.5
- Alc – 11.6%
- Hand Tiraged on site and Mèthode Traditionelle
- 93/100 - Steve Leszczynski - QWine
"Best enjoyed with freshly shucked oysters over summer". What a treat. What a winner!
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