Nose
Notes of ripe dark fruit, plum, juicy blackberries and dark chocolate introduce a nose that as it opens shows the signature of Knights Valley, mineral notes, graphite, truffles and wild herbs.
Palate
The 2013 Latro has a rich midpalate, voluptuous ripe fruit flavors with muscular tannins promising a long life.
Bottling
Unfined-Unfiltered
Winemaking
29 days of skin contact (cold soak for 3 days to improve color, flavor and tannin extraction). 100% basket pressed. Malolactic Fermentation in barrels, with native bacteria
Aging
20 months in 64% new French oak
Appearance
The 2013 Galerie Knights Valley Latro Cabernet shows a dense purple color almost opaque.