Accolades
2019 Veritas Awards - Gold
Tasting Notes
Dare to indulge! Packed with fresh red fruit, spice, red pepper, chocolate mocha and candy floss. A highly drinkable red! Enjoy this ’all rounder’ with light meals or on its own. A true reflection of the Darling area magic!
In The Vineyard
Deep, decomposed granite soils on the slopes of the Darling Hills, with a cooling effect from the Atlantic Ocean in close proximity, in the warm afternoons
Vineyard type: Bush Vine, dry land
Yield: 3 -7 t/ha
About The Harvest
Balling at Harvest: 23-24°B
In The Cellar
Crush and destalk, 15 days fermentation at 20-30°C on skin. Pressed at 5-10°B. A portion of the wine spend 8-12 months on staves and to add complexity and layers, this wine is blended with other components.
Additional Information
The recent demarcation of the Darling district has led to a focus at Darling Cellars on wines which are terroir and varietal specific. The cool and temperate West Coast climate lends itself to a different micro- and mesoclimate which, along with the different types of soil, lead to unique grapes, which we guide into even more unique wines. Having 99% of all vineyards dry land and almost the same percentage as bush vine, this is as close to what nature intended for grapes to be as one can get.
Not for sale to persons under the age of 18. Enjoy Responsibly.
