Fruit:  43% Merlot 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, 11% Cabernet Franc.

100% Single Estate Grown, Peet Family Vineyard, Bridge Pa Triangle, Hawke’s Bay.

Vineyard: The Peet Family Vineyard is an 6 ha vineyard in the Bridge Pa Triangle.

Winemaking: Individual batches of grapes were hand harvested. They were crushed/destemmed into small open top fermenters, and inoculated with selected yeasts. The ferments were gently plunged three times a day during fermentation. The wines were pressed off, blended and moved to Oak barriques for approx 12 months for ageing, the wine was aged on a combination of French and American oak.

Wine Analysis:

Analysis Data
Alc. % v/v 13.7%

Bottling:  The wine was bottled on the 12th Novmber 2010.

Wine Makers: Chris Wilcock and Dan Barker.

Sensory Evaluation:

Colour:  Deep, opaque ruby red.

Aroma: Dark red cherries, tobacco and subtle oak.

Palate: Rich blackcurrant fruit, toast and notes of cassis, with refined tannin structure.

Cellaring: This wine is ready for drinking now, and will cellar 5 to 10 years.

Food Matches: Match with rich red meat dishes.