Teal Lake
A quarter of a century since planting its first block, Teal Lake Wines remains a proud family business, under the guidance of Andrew Peace, and one of the largest family owned wineries in Australia. What started as a weekend escape transformed into the Peace family passion. Every vintage at the winery has accompanied another chapter of family life–celebrations, milestones and happy memories. Nurtured from the rich Murray River bank s...
Tasting Note
Light and distinctive with spicy cherry and anise flavors, which echo nicely on a soft finish.
Food Pairing
Meat dishes.
Vinification
Once received in the winery the fruit was crushed, destemmed and received a two day cold soak to gently extract the dark and brooding characters of the berries. Fermentation was kept between 20 - 25 degrees Celsius to retain the aromatic intensity. The ferments were pumped over four times daily and had two rack and returns during the ten days on skins. This helped maximise colour, flavour and tannin extraction from the skins. 40% of the blend was aged on new American and French oak staves for 6 months to add oak characters and improve structure.
