Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:   April 2006 Vineyard:   Pretty Sally Vineyard Region:   Central Victoria, Australia Barrel Maturation:   Stainless steel Pruning:   2.4 tons per acre Alcohol:   13.5% Current Production:   1000 Cases Bottle size:   750 ml Release date:   August, 2006 Trellis System:   VSP, 1.5mt by 3mt Soil Type:   Rocky fragments, sandy clay loam Winemaker:   John Ellis

VINTAGE DESCRIPTION

2005 to 2006 was a good year in Pretty Sally.  Rains leading up to budburst were plentiful and the vines were all active by October.  Water was key this year, and the reservoirs came to our aid.   The vines did well, but yields were down due to the heat.  Bird eradication had to be started early as the fruit was maturing quickly.   Fun for Paul, our vineyard manager, as this meant that he got to fly the model airplane into the Starlings for a longer time!   Overall, harvest was early due to the heat.   The fruit was in splendid shape due to the plentiful water, and the great temperature swings in the evening… but the daytime temperature was tough on the pickers.

WINEMAKING
The wine is made exclusively from the free-run juice of our estate Cabernet Sauvignon.   It was fermented in temperature–controlled stainless steel tanks.  Fermentation was done to dryness with no malolactic fermentation.  There was no use of oak as our aim is to allow this exceptional fruit to show off its purest and fullest expression.

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