Nose
Brightly perfumed with berries, currents and dark skinned fruits, complemented by notes of black pepper, dried herbs, cloves and cinnamon.
Palate
The palate is fruit forward with a juicy succulence to it, that makes it immediately appealing. Black fruits combine with savoury spice and a roast almond character, that delivers a very refreshing, satisfying flavour bomb.
Growing Conditions
2019 was a cool vintage where picking was approximately three weeks later than the long-term average. A labour-intensive season, which despite the challenges of birds & disease, produced some superb wines
Harvest
Hand-picked on 19th March 2019 from Block 10 & Block 15 at 13.0° Bé,
Bottling
The wine was bottled on 27th July 2019
Winemaking
The fruit was put through a whole-bunch ferment with carbonic maceration for 14 days. No additions were made to the juice (no SO2, no acid, no enzymes, no cultured yeast). Pressed to barrel for completion of fermentation. No new oak. Settled, lightly fined, filtered, bottled and ready to enjoy young
Appearance
Brilliant deep dark purple
Food Pairing
Take this on a Summer picnic
