The fruit was machine picked in the cold of the night, tipped directly to press without de-stemming or crushing. Various yeast cultures (Wild yeast & CY3079) were used to provide complexity. Approximately half of the ferment was conducted by indigenous yeast in second and third year old French oak barriques. The remainder of the wine was fermented in stainless steel using CY3079 yeast. Only a small portion (approx 30%) of the wine was allowed to complete malolactic fermentation to retain its natural acidity and freshness. Regular, non-oxidative, lees stirring was also employed to develop mouthfeel and structure." Andrew Vesey, Winemaker