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Upon pouring, this deep ruby coloured wine yields notably intense and pure aromatics of cassis, red and black plum and floral violet scents,  with fresh ground coffee bean, fragrant dried thyme and cedar spice nuances also vying for attention. Layers of concentrated flavours emerge and flow beautifully across the palate from start to finish, with optimally ripe fruit, fine-grained tannins and supportive oak enhancing overall texture and richness at each point along the way. This full bodied and age worthy wine will benefit and gain additional complexity from careful cellaring over the next 15-20 years. 

2013 in Hawkes Bay will go down as one of the regions greatest red wine vintages. The  region was officially declared in drought by February and  summer extended  well into March with clear blue skies prevailing from the start of harvest to the finish. Cooler nights moderated warm daytime temperatures and allowed  for steady sugar and flavour accumulation across vineyards. 2013 GDD units for the season were 1407, and average rainfall for the months January through March was just 21mm, which was 25% of the long term average.

Varieties: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot

Location of vines: Gimblett Gravels

Planting density vines / ha: 3472

Average vine age: Planted 1992-1995

Cropping rate: 4.2T/Ha

Fruit handling: 100% destemmed and crushed

Days cu vaison: 35-42 days

Cap management: Plunging

Total months elevation in barrique: 18 months

Type and % new barriques: 52% New French

Residual sugar in g/L: 0.44gL

Dry extract in g/L: 31.5gL

p H: 3.63

TA: 6.3gL

Alcohol: 13.8%

Filtration: Coarse only

Cases (of 6) produced: 1000