Very dark blackish-purple with glints of garnet. Black fruit and aromatic oak aromas of dark chocolate and oaky vanilla. Big, mouth-filling fruit flavors, structured and appropriately acidic; substantial tannins and hefty 14.1% alcohol. Distinctly a New World style, a whack of oak, and yet the flavors come together in a pleasant way. Juicy black fruit stands up to the acidic structure and tannins without knocking the wine out of balance, and the sweet oak doesn't overwhelm the fruit. A blend of 42% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Syrah, 11% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, 1% Carmenère. US Importer
FOOD MATCH: This hearty, tannic red wine goes best with red meat. It was perfectly matched with a Fiedler Familiy Farms Indiana grass-fed steak crusted with black pepper and pan-seared medium-rare. Try seeking out local natural beef if you can; the environment and your taste buds will thank you.
| Tasting notes |
| Rich with pretty aromas of nutmeg, clove and spice. Shows black cherry, blackberry and earthy dark
fruit flavors encased in a peppery, cocoa, toasty finish. |
| Technical notes |
| (81% Merlot/11% Cabernet Franc/5% Petit Verdot/3% Cabernet Sauvignon). From several premium vineyards including –
Stone Tree, Seven Hills Vineyard, Dionysus, Candy Mountain, Pepper Bridge, and Loess. Gently crushed into one-ton
stainless steel fermentors. The must was inoculated with yeast and punched down by hand during fermentation and then
gravity fed into the press. After gentle pressing the wine was racked to tank and allowed to settle. Aged 18 months in oak (30%
new) with four rackings. |
