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After picking, the grapes were soaked on their skins for a lengthy pre-fermentation maceration with 20% wholebunches. This serves to extract colour and flavour.
After fermentation in open fermenters the wine was matured in French oak barriques (one third new) for 12 months prior to bottling. The wine shows concentration of flavour with a seamless texture, and fine grained oak and fruit tannins.
Whilst lean and muscular in its youth, this wine carries its 13.5% alcohol with ease, and has finesse and charm in abundance.
The wine is enjoyable now, showing richness and subtle spicy flavours, and will also reward cellaring during which savoury and barnyard complexity will develop.
