Blend of 37% Grenache Noir and 33% Carignan, both from Paarl and 30% Shiraz from Philadelphia, no new oak, mostly pre-used French and Romanian oak.
Bright, dark cherry red with garnet rim, showing evolution.
Tad reductive initially, clean, spicy plums, currants, complex dark red fruits,earthy tea-leaf complexity, delicate oaking, brush of cedar wood, floral akind to dried jasmin, peppery.
Dry with medium plus acidity, intense, savory black olives, textured, ripe medium tannins, very high alcohol though, 14.5% abv will make this wine challenging to be paired with food, elegant extraction though, saline mineral, delicate and fresh.
Now until 2020+
