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.