2017 Renaissance Meritage

This special wine has a highly pigmented ruby/purple core with a bright ruby rim. The nose is intensely complex, with something new jumping out of the glass with every smell. Brooding and earthy with rich aromas of dark stewed fruit, chocolate and leather, complimented by lifted notes of ripe red fruit, dried herbs, dried violets, toasty French oak and the faintest hint of graphite. It’s one that keeps you going back again and again. The palate is tight, but broad and moreish, with flavours following a similar path as the nose, riding that fine line between earth and fruit. Elegantly structured, the finish is long with fine, ripe tannins and juicy, mouth-watering acidity that should ensure a long life ahead.