A fine, medium-bodied dry red heaving with ripe, soft blackcurrant fruit, firm tannins & a long elegant finish. Deep red in colour with good concentration, this wine maintains a nice balance between its fresh fruit & notes from oak aging. Tart & sweet cherries as well as blackcurrant subtly intermingle with toasted notes lead to a well-balanced palate. Medium-bodied, with firm tannins, & good grip; juicy on the palate with bright acidity. The grapes were h&-picked from late April to the second week of May, taken to the winery in plastic boxes, gently crushed, & deposited into stainless steel tanks for immediate fermentation at 26C-30C (79F-86F). Because the grapes that go into this wine come from different blocks of the same vineyard, post-fermentation maceration time ranged between 12 & 20 days. 33% of the wine was aged in French & American oak barrels for Approx. 6 to 8 months, depending on the development of each lot to round out the wine & add texture to the palate. Once the final blend was made, the wine was stabilized & lightly filtered before bottling.