14 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 dark red with an intense purple hue.

nose

At release, the wine displays lifted aromas of raspberry, cherry and violets with enticing vanilla bean, spice and cinnamon from quality oak maturation.

palate

At release, the wine showcases layers of ripe, dark fruit alongside rich fruit cake characters. The texture is exactly as you would expect with a velvety softness. Oak maturation has delivered flavours of vanilla, mocha and subtle spice and the finish has a pleasing degree of elegance.

oak maturation

The wine was matured in a mixture of French & American oak barrels for a period of 6 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

6.39

pH

3.40

residual sugar

0.40

pack size

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