Vermentino Berton Vineyards 2020

Pale lime in colour with silver hues. Fresh aromas of green apple and lemon sherbet leads into a crisp and fruity palate. Lush flavours of lime, pineapple and honeydew melon flourish with crisp acidity providing a mineral aspect to the long persistent finish.

The vineyard soils are made up of podsolics - old grey soil over yellow clay, which is sandy and slightly sodic. All the vines have been spur pruned and the vine age is varied. Vines are planted roughly 1.8m apart with 3.6m between the rows to allow machinery access. The Trellis system is generally a single wire cordon.

This blend is made in a traditional style. Each variety was vinified separately, with no skin contact and cold settled. The fermentation took place under strictly controlled cool temperatures, then clarified. The final blend was bottled early to retain its freshness.

After a short period on yeast lees, the parcels were blended, stabilised and filtered for bottling, thus showcasing fresh varietal flavours.