Color: Deep purple hue.

Nose: Plush, plummy fruit, light vanilla and peppery cloves.

Palate: Bright red berries such as black cherry, mulberry and strawberry on the palate, with a long, fruity yet savory finish.

Harvest Notes: Harvested at 25 balling, handpicked and delicately crushed. Cold-soaked through the night. Enoculated the next morning, pump overs every 4 hours. Lightly pressed and matured in French oak barrels for 18 months.

Food Suggestion: Seared steak with rocket & wheat salad, sizzling spare ribs with BBQ sauce or lamb skewers on the grill.