• French oak
• Dark chocolate
• Sweet berries
• Fine grained tannins

Brick red in colour with brilliant crimson hues. A classy and defined palate, balancing length, mouthfeel and structure. The old vine power and intensity on display, featuring the combined complexity of dark chocolate, sweeter berry flavours, subtle savouriness and older French barrel spices, nicely supported by fine grained tannins.

The 2013 vintage again gave us that opportunity. Being a shade warmer than the previous standout 2012 season, we picked both vineyards just a little earlier to ensure we achieved the perfect balance of flavour, acid and tannin needed in our signature Reserve Grenache. Having both vineyards managed with minimal chemical intervention, hand pruning and hand harvesting is a vital part of the natural calender of operations.

The hand picked fruit parcels were destemmed and fermented in an open topped vessel on skins until complete dryness, before basket pressing to small French oak casks to mature for 16 months. No fining or filtration were done before bottling.