The '08 season produced fantastic fruit.  Bunches ripened slowly and completely, producing nicely concentrated berries.  To maximise flavour profiles and retain freshness, fruit was handled with care - beginning with hand picking in the hcilly morning hours.  Bunches were kept whole and enjoyed coool maceration in stainlesstanks.  The majority of the juice was cool fermented to preserve true varietal character and vineyard flavour.  The remaining 5% was racked directly to French oak for fermentation.  All wine enjoyed good time on the lees with regular stirring; contributing to palate texture, weight and mouth feel -simultaneously, balancing ripe fruit flavours and softening the natural acid.

Another vintage not with out it's challenges... Mike T, our trusty weatherman, has enabled us to escape unscathed!  And thank heavens, because this year's wine is a cracker!  Bright nose of tropical fruit and fresh citrus zest entices you from the get go.  The palate follows in good form with tart gooseberries, ripe white peach nad a hint of fresh grass. Just enough natural aid to keep you yearning for more.  In true Isabel fashion, this wine delivers concentrated flavour in an elegant package.