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ORIGIN: Wairarapa                

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:

Mild spring leading to ideal  conditions for fruit set in December. Summer  was very hot and dry with some rain only towards the very end of  autumn.

DATE OF HARVEST: 23 - 27 April 2008

HARVEST & VINIFICATION:

Hand-picked and 100 % de-stemmed. Fermentation in stainless steel vats and maceration for 3 weeks. Aged in 60% new and 40% used French Oak barriques for 48 months.

DATE OF BOTTLING: 19 June 2012

ALC: 14.5% VOL

TASTING NOTES:

Dark Bordeaux red colour. Ripe nose of cassis  with hints of chocolate, truffle and black olives as well as cinnamon and  cloves.  After a while also leather, a  hint of barnyard with an edge of some gamy characters and a touch of vanilla.  In the mouth boysenberries, blueberries and spice box; then ripe sweet  blackcurrant followed by some herbal notes, leather and tobacco. Good  concentration with a present but elegant tannin structure. Long lingering  finish. 

DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 16-18 ºC

CELLARING: 5-10 years

CASES PRODUCED: 250

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