Longview Macclesfield Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Cabernet Sauvignon needs constant attention in cool-climate vineyards, even with a near-perfect site for the vines; ample sun to ripen tannin and cool nights to retain natural acidity. However, being in a cool-climate, ensuring they get enough sun (but not so much that the wine is jammy) and enough shade (but not enough for the wine to be green), is a delicate balancing act. Hand-picked fruit is delivered to the winery after chilling overnight. It is crushed and de-stemmed into open fermenters, where pump overs occur throughout the day. Following primary fermentation, the cabernet sees up to 10 days further on skins, then pressed, settled, and racked into old French oak puncheons to undergo malolactic fermentation. It then ages in barrel for a further 15 months.

Longview Fresco 2022

A near-perfect Hills vintage with excellent rainfall in spring and no summer showers dispersed by subsequent mild breezes. The winds prevented any disease pressure and the mild Spring provided good conditions for flowering early. Cooler temperatures prevailed throughout and as yield was above average, increased wire-lifting and leaf-plucking were implemented; exposing the fruit zone to enhanced ripening. From veraison through to harvest, the vineyard experienced below average, yet relatively dry temps, ensuring a very long ripening period resulting in exceptionally complex fruit flavour.

Longview The Piece Shiraz 2020

We only pick 5 tonnes of shiraz for The Piece. Fruit from our best shiraz blocks (Block 15 and Block 3) is picked and kept in separate in 2.5-ton open fermenters with approximately 15% whole bunches. It is then gently pressed and again, categorised by block when placed in old French oak 500 litre puncheons for around 18 months. Upon blending the 2020 vintage, we chose only seven barrels based on structure, flavour and finesse. Always a limited bottling, Longview produced a mere 4,700 bottles of this wine.

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