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.