Nose

Redcurrant, blue and black berries, bay leaf, cedar

Palate

Medium-bodied, vibrant, generous, fine tannins

Harvest

A near-perfect growing season, with beautifully warm spring weather providing the ideal environment for flowering and fruit set. One of the hottest Decembers on record was followed by milder conditions, ensuring steady fruit development and ripening. Our reds were harvested in March with intense colour, concentrated flavours and silky, fine tannins.

Winemaking

Fruit was de-stemmed but not crushed preserving whole berries, then fermented in a combination of open, static and concrete vessels at below 27˚C with twice daily gentle hand plunging or pumpovers. Once pressed off skins, wines matured for 12 months in French oak with racking every three months to aid clarification then blended prior to bottling in April 2021.

Aging

Up to 10 years

Appearance

Medium dark red

Food Pairing

Barbecued lamb and Mediterranean vegetables