In the winery: Malolactic fermentation in French barriques allowed a soft integration of the grape and oak tannins. In the glass: Inky dark red. On the nose: Ripe, slightly jammy plum, mulberry and currant, cassis and crushed leaf.On the palate: Full-bodied with an almost sweet palate entry, soft, ripe and fleshy dark berry fruit, wet earth and chocolate notes, lovely texture and liberal use of vanillin oak.

Sourced from three sites on the Forest Hill Vineyard. Block 8, Block 9 and Highbury Fields 2.