Winemaker’s Notes
A distinctive wine boasting black cherry, espresso, tobacco and lightly floral aromatics followed by a richly layered palate of dark cherry, boysenberry, cassis and cardamom. Full-bodied and lush, the balanced acid and tannin structure provide a nuanced wine with freshness and elegance.
Winemaking
The fruit was hand-harvested in the cool morning hours and brought to the winery in half-ton bins. The clusters were then sorted using a double sorting system. First, the clusters were sorted by hand, then through a small de-stemmer before the individual berries were sorted to ensure the ideal selection. The berries were then delivered to a fermenter where there was a period of resting on skins. Warm fermentation temperatures were encouraged along with gentle cap maceration to achieve the desired color and structure for the wine before an extended maceration time on skins prior to final pressing. The wine was transferred directly to barrel for 19 months of maturation.
Twelve percent of the sorted berries were fermented in small oak tanks, eight percent in small concrete tanks and six percent in French oak barrels, adding layers of texture and complexity to the wine.