Nose
Typical of these varieties, aromas from this wine are of cassis and red berry fruits undertones and finishing with vanilla from the oak.
Palate
The palate is long with cassis and red fruits and drying tannins. The lasting impression is the Merlot on the back palate
Growing Conditions
Quartz gravel, sandy loam and non wettable sandy loam. Black sandy loam over limestone, unique to Margaret River.
Harvest
Hand –picked,
Winemaking
Basket pressed with fermentation in open vats to ensure gentle tannin extraction. Secondary ferment in 100% French Oak barriques for 24 months. The oak used is 33% new oak and the balance of 1 and 2 year old oak. Minimal intervention when bottled.
Aging
Drink by 2022.
