Palate

The 2005 Proprietary Red Wine expresses flavors of blackberry, licorice, espresso beans and Asian spices. Lush and rich in the attack, the wine carries on with harmony and depth finishing with ripe, soft tannins and aromas of black tea, bacon, smoke and licorice.

Growing Conditions

It has good acidity (the grapes ripened under cooler weather conditions), intense color/flavors (volcanic soil) and soft and sweet tannins (balanced vines and low yields).

Winemaking

Concrete tanks / Open top fermenters
MACERATION TIME
21 days
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
100% barrel fermention

Aging

19 months in new French oak.