APPEARANCEVibrant red/purple.
BOUQUET
Plum and black cherry aromas jump out of the glass supported by fresh toasty oak and rhubarb characters interwoven with cinnamon and smoked meat.
PALATE
Rich front palate of plums and black cherries lead into the cherry, cream and milk chocolate mid palate and complemented by hints of roasted nuts and smoky toast. The youthful tannins complete the vibrant experience with an injection of subtle structural oak on the finish.
WINEMAKING
2015 had a warm ripening season, with harvest occurring between February 5 and March 2. These conditions gave the resulting wine a vibrant berry fruit flavor profile and ripe soft tannins. Timing of the harvest period was in line
with most years, the fruit responded to the warm conditions which produced the intense flavours that complement the wine?s tannin and richness.
Each batch was fermented for 7-8 days on skins with low intensity pumpovers conducted to preserve the primary fruit flavours in the wine. The wine was
then pressed off to finish fermentation in tank or old oak barrels. Most
batches spend part of their maturation time in old French and American oak.
ALCOHOL
14.5% by vol.
WINEMAKERS
Scott Zrna + Ben Tanzer
AGEING
This wine is made to be enjoyed now while it is fresh, young and fruity.