COLOUR: Deep red in colour with a purple hue
 
NOSE: Lifted aromatics of forest fruits, plum, mint, dark chocolate, and tobacco
 
PALATE: Blackberry and mint, some savoury dry herb notes and layers of mocha and spice from oak maturation. The structure is medium to full bodied with fine tannins and great length. An elegant style with great varietal and regional character.
 
WINEMAKING: The fruit was selective harvested and pumped to the fermenter with many whole berries intact. The cool temperature of the fruit allowed a slow start to fermentation, once inoculated, the ferments were pumped over and plunged twice a day, temperature was held around 28°C. A portion of the wine was left on skins post fermentation to soften the tannins and achieve structure. The wine was then transferred to barrel for malolactic fermentation allowing a soft integration of the grape and oak tannins. After eighteen months of barrel maturation, the wine was fined then bottled.
 
FOOD PAIRING: Spice roasted lamb leg with beetroot sauce
 
VINTAGE NOTES: The 2020 vintage was warm and dry, which created challenging conditions for canopy management and irrigation programs. Our viticulture team should be rewarded for their attention to detail. Most of this blend is from Blacks Vineyard on Wallcliffe Road, in our winemakers seven years of making wine from this site this is the most concentrated and balanced they have seen the fruit. Making a rich wine with power, and finesse.