Battle of Bosworth Pinot Noir eric-bordelet Perfect with “Queijo da Serra”

Perfect with “Queijo da Serra”

Scott swiped this wine from a new criadera of botas which were removed from the Callejuela Manzanilla solera in 2018 and set to age unprotected as a new feeder base: it’s a Manzanilla Pasada’s version of sobretablas

the current ones are red wines with very well thought-out aging that the most expert tasters have been able to appreciate

Crafted from 50% Mourvèdre

with an average vine age of 70 years

Battle of Bosworth Pinot Noir eric-bordelet Perfect with “Queijo da Serra”We had good spring rains but lower summer rainfall than we usually receive in McLaren Vale. As a result of this dry growing period, disease pressure was low (no mildews!) although we had a couple of heat spikes in late January and some hot days in February which resulted in reduced crops compared to 2018 (down by up to 30% depending on variety). Whites were picked early in February and picking of the reds started at the beginning of March and was