Nose

Fresh blackberries jostle with hints of spice and liquorice on the complex bouquet.

Palate

Smooth on the attack, generous and rich on the palate, the wine is underpinned by delicate, silky and velvety tannins. Offering attractive balanced fruit and mouthfeel, the wine culminates in a lengthy, complex finish, with a lingering sense of freshness tinged with liquorice.

Harvest

Harvest: by hand, plot by plot. Optical sorting.

Winemaking

Malolactic fermentation partially in barrels.

Aging

Ageing 12 to 14 months in oak barrels (33% of which are new) on fine lees.

Appearance

Attractive deep purple-red in colour.