Tasting notes:

Restrained cherry, sundried tomato and raspberry. Youthful and focused, with a sweet-fruited front palate. A long, very fine tannin structure that combines suppleness with power.

Review:

5 Star, Michael Copers Buyers Guide

The 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Waihopai Valley, hand-harvested and matured in French oak barrels for 18 months. Ruby-hued, it is mouthfilling and supple, with deep, ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, showing excellent complexity, and a long, finely textured finish. A subtle, very age-worthy wine, it should break into full stride 2021 .