Bordeaux Blends (containing two or more of the following: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec).

STYLE Full bodied, yet an elegant classic style. Deep ruby red colour with blackcurrant (cassis) and red berry flavours. SOIL Decomposed granite, Oakleaf, Tukulu and Clovelly soils. AGE OF VINES Average of 18 years VINIFICATION 7 days on skins in rotor fermenters at 25°C BARREL AGING 24 months in new 225 litre 75% Classic and 25% Thimeo French oak from Tonnellerie Bossuet. CLIMATE Low rainfall, dry ripening season with cool nights and warm, dry days during picking. GRAPES Smaller berries, with excellent colour and flavour intensity, harvested at optimum phenolic ripeness.

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