8 Gold Medals

Ripe berry, rich fruitcake flavours and soft, velvety tannins. French and American oak impart dark chocolate, coffee bean and vanilla characters.

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

Merlot

blend or single variety

Single Variety

region

Clare Valley

colour

At release, the wine is a garnet red with an intense purple hue to the edge.

nose

The wine has distinct aromas of red and blackberries, plum and mulberry along with savoury spice, sweet mocha and dark chocolate characters.

palate

At release, this wine is medium to full-bodied with lush red berry, plum and fruit cake characters. The fruit flavours are superbly balanced by the oak's creamy mocha, spice & subtle savoury characters. The palate has a silky, plump texture with grainy tannins through the mid-palate and a long, persistence to finish.

oak maturation

The wine was matured in a combination of older French & American oak barrels for a period of between 9 and 12 months before being blended & bottled.

cellaring notes

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

alcohol volume

14.00%

acid

6.30

pH

3.50

residual sugar

0.50

standard drinks

8.3

pack size

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

previous vintages

2020,2019,2018,2017