Accolades
John Platter 2011: 3 Stars
Tasting Notes
Appearance: Striking dark red
Wine Style: Dry
Nose & Palate: A soft, fruity wine with a hint of smokey tones derived oak, delicate ripe red berries. Palate is generous with lots of fruity tones. With the subtle use of oak, this wine has a wonderfully appealing balance between fruit and oak..
Blend Information
66% Merlot
19% Cabernet Sauvignon
15% Ruby Cabernet
About The Harvest
All grapes were handpicked and sorted twice.
In The Cellar
Pure yeast culture was inoculated. The juice was pumped over the skins
3 - 5 times per day for 5 days. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was
drained off the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic
fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the transfer of the wine to a
combination of 225 litre barrels of French and American oak types.