winemaker's notes:
Color: Impenetrable black with a concession of purple at the rim.
Nose: Saturated dark fruit flavors of blackberry/
mulberry fuse with notes of dark chocolate,
Ribena and licorice. The "chocolate" spike
unfolds with air, revealing cocoa bean and cherry liqueur components.
The overt, aromatic contribution from the legendary,
ancient Kalimna Block 42 vineyard offers soul,
purity and character. The 100% new oak
contribution is of academic interest only -
it is completely absorbed.
Palate: The palate displays an oscillation and
juxtaposition between a solid, assertive and
muscular first impression, and later, an opulent,
saturated and succulent demeanour.
Blackberry
and loganberry fruit flavors glide across a
supportive continuum of tannin and oak to reveal
a profound synergy of Blackforest cake and bread
& butter pudding flavors. What's promised on
the nose is revealed on the palate - perceptions
delivered.
Food pairings: Ideal with rare roast lamb cutlets.
