Region
South Eastern Australia
Appearance
Purple hues
Bouquet
Lifted savoury, spiced and cherry fruit with background toasty oak
Palate
The palate is rich and generous with cherry fruit flavours with subtle oak. Firm tannins and persistent length.
Vintage Conditions
Drought conditions led to an earlier vintage than previous years. Dry weather and warm sunny days with low crop levels have created wines with great flavour intensity.
Winemaking
Fruit was selected by the winemaker and picked when both flavour and Baumé were optimum. Fermentation was on average for 7 days on skins at 22ºC - 25ºC with 100% malolactic fermentation.
Wine Analysis
Alc/Vol : 13.5% pH : 3.47 TA : 6.41 g/L
Cellaring
Enjoy now or cellar for up to 5 years
Suggested Cuisine
Try with lightly seasoned red meat dishes
General Characteristics
Dry Full Bodied
