LEKO Rouge in an easy drinking red – medium bodied, red fruits and spice.

Vineyard: Coulter, Gower & Deanery Vineyards.

Varietal: 39% Pinot Noir, 24% Sangiovese, 23% Merlot, 8% Syrah, 5% Mencia & 1% Gamay.

Planted: 2000, 1996 & 1998.

Soil type: Clay loam on shale soft rock and sandy loam on deep clay.

Picking date: March 11, 18, 23, 30 March & 6, 8, 9 April 2021.

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard.

Processing: Destemmed retaining 50% whole berries with no whole bunch.

Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily.

Time on skins: 2 weeks.

Pressing: Free run and pressings combined.

Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days.

Aging vessel: 2000L Slavonian oak Foudre for 7 months, then stainless steel for 5 months on fine lees.

Filtration: No.

Fining: No.

Alc: 13.5

pH: 3.71

TA: 5.8

SO2: 26 F / 42 T

Production: 600 dozen

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