A variety made famous in Spain, this is a medium-bodied with seductive flavours of blueberries, cherries and dark plums. French oak maturation provides subtle savoury, spice characters.

Dry/Sweet
dry
semi sweet
sweet
wine body
light
medium
full
Oak
none
some
plenty
grape varieties

Tempranillo

blend or single variety

Single Variety

region

Clare Valley & McLaren Vale

colour

At release the wine is a ruby red with a vibrant purple hue.

nose

The wine displays rich dark cherry fruit characteristics with hints of spicy incense and underlying dusty oak aromas.

palate

This is a medium-bodied wine with flavours of maraschino cherry, plums and subtle spice along with well integrated savoury oak. There is a pleasing soft and silky texture to the mid palate and the wine has a long, persistent finish.

oak maturation

Half of the blend was matured in new American oak and the remaining 50% was matured in a combination of both French and American oak (3 and 4 year old) for 8 months before final blending and bottling.

cellaring notes

Crafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a short term under ideal conditions.

alcohol volume

13.50%

acid

6.29

pH

3.60

residual sugar

0.40

pack size

Single: 750ml bottle, Case: 6 x 750ml bottle

previous vintages

2018,2017