WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
Ruby red colour with garnet tinges. Ethereal, spicy, with hints of cherry, sour cherry, raspberry, currants, cocoa and balsamic notes. In the mouth the wine is warm, full, of great structure, fine and balanced. Excellent paired with game, roasted meats and aged cheeses.
TASTING NOTES:
Give it a swirl or two to blow off the initial funk and enjoy the dried red fruit, violets and earthy oak aromas, which follow through a full-bodied palate with grainy tannins and the emphasis on spicy oak. Perhaps a little too much as it turns everything very savory by the end. Yet, it’s tasty and fun to drink even now.
- James Suckling, 91 pts.
