Source: JamesSuckling.com, Issue Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (JS-93)

Plenty of spice and modern-leaning, reductive complexity here, as well as bright red cherries, blueberries, cassis and violets. The palate has a fleshy, supple and attractively fresh red-cherry and blueberry core. Mouth-filling, flavorful and vividly fresh at the finish. Drink over the next six years. Screw cap.

Source: Winemaker,

Handpicked from the higher terrace of the vineyard and fermented with indigenous yeast producing a wine with a silky layered texture providing interest and complexity.

Tasting Notes
Bright cherry with crimson hue. Lifted morello cherry, with complex notes of fresh truffle and wet earth. The palate provides the perfect amount of structure to carry the volume of varietal fruit that presents. The finish is endless.
Food Match: Pan-seared and roasted duck leg, fresh pasta and sauteed mushroom risotto
Cellaring: 5 - 7 years from vintage

Vintage Detail
Warm early then moderate rainfall during the ripening period.
Brix: 22.3 average
Production Level: 39 hl/ha average
Hand Harvested: 100%

Winemaking
Whole Bunch: 25%
Destemmed: 75%
Fermentation Vessel: Combination of French oak cuves and open top stainless steel tanks
Fermentation: Indigenous