50% Tempranillo, 50% Garnacha. Low-yielding bush-pruned vines grown on ferrous clay and gravel. Harvested September. Traditional vinification at 26-30°C. 10 days' post-fermentation maceration. Small proportion of the blend matured in French and American oak barrels for 3 months. Winemaker Norrel Robertson MW.

Purple. Very richly frfuity on the nose. Young, hot and darkly fruity. Not bad for the money, though.
Alc 13.8%, TA 5.2g/l, pH 3.5. Available from Wine Direct and 192 branches.
15/10/2008

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