2023 Impression Red

SOFT, RICH, DARK FRUITED BARREL AGED BLEND OF MERLOT / CABERNET SAUVIGNON /CABERNET FRANC

Dark black fruits, cassis and plum. Layered with elegant florals and brambley forest floor notes.
Soft, smooth & sleek on the entry with a juicy, rich, mid core of black fruits and a long, savoury, moreish finish.

Vintage
Warm from early Spring with frosts a rarity.  The warm months continued into summer with February rains posing a challenge with disease pressure. The end of summer heading into Autumn brought warm, dry weather just in time for a more settled weather pattern for the reds to be picked.

Vineyards
Bridge Pa & Gravels

Winemaking
Hand picked in batches by varietal and destemmed with 100% whole berries
Cold soaked for 4-5 days and fermented in small open top fermenters
16 months in old French oak barrels. Individual Barrel selection to taste. Unfined and unfiltered.
33% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon & 33% Cabernet Franc

pH 3.79 TA 5.5g/L Alc 13.5%v/v

Reviews
93/100 Camdouglasms.com Cameron Douglas – Master Sommelier