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 Learn more here. See more Red Blends here.
