Sensory Features: An elegant array of ripe black and red fruit notes – luscious blackberry, redcurrant, Santa Rosa plum – are supported by more savoury, spicy aromatics of liquorice, sandalwood and tea leaf. Fine-grained tannins spread evenly across the palate, while mouth-watering acidity lends energy. The palate becomes increasingly savoury as the finish persists, with added umami notes of oregano and tomato leaf. Highly complex.
Grape Varieties: 96.5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc & 0.5% Petit Verdot.
Soil: Gravel and deep clay on iron-rich subsoil.
Winemaking: In thermo-regulated concrete and stainless-steel vats. Gentle controlled maceration and extraction 16-18 months in French oak barrels (50% new)
