Grapes were whole-bunch pressed and inoculated in stainless steel tanks. On the third day after fermentation started, the wine was transferred into 300-litre French oak barrels – 40% new and 60% second fill. After fermentation, the wine was kept on the primary lees for about three to four months and was batonnaged every three weeks. It was then racked and returned to the barrels for another seven months, totalling 11 months, before