Colour In the glass, the wine has an intense purple colour.
NoseThere are lifted dark berry and raspberry aromas along with subtle spice, black pepper and mocha overtones.
PalateThis is a lush, mouth filling wine with intense black cherry, plum, raspberry and some earthy undertones. The oak maturation brings attractive spice and mocha characters to the palate. The wine is medium to full-bodied with great balance, well integrated oak and the finish is persistent and imminently enjoyable.
Winemaker NotesOnce de-stemmed, the fruit was cold soaked at 6°C for 5 days to ensure optimum colour and fruit expression. The fruit was then transferred to small static stainless steel tanks and a cultured yeast was added to start fermentation. The fruit fermented at an even warm temperature with the must turned over twice daily using our gentle gas mixing system to aid colour and tannin extraction. Post fermentation, the wine was pressed and transferred to a mixture of oak barrels (20% new and 80% 1 – 3 years old) to complete malolactic fermentation. American oak was employed for its ability to deliver robust characters. After maturing in oak for 12 months, the wine was blended, filtered and bottled.
