Wine: Still Red
Grape Variety: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Body: Medium
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12%
Character: Rich and spicy
Aromas: Stewed red fruits, spice, pepper
Flavours: Juicy red fruits, spice
Style: Grown in polytunnels, so more full bodied than a typical English red.
Food Pairing: A robust wine to serve with a range of hearty dishes including red meats.

Tasting Notes: Deep ruby in colour, with aromas of stewed red fruits, pepper and spice. The palate is medium bodied with gentle tannins and a slight earthiness, alongside flavours of juicy red fruits and spice. The perfect wine for more full flavoured meat and mushroom based dishes.

Winemakers Notes: A cheats wine in many ways! In our climate we cannot ripen either Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon as they simply ripen too late, so the grapes for this are grown under cover. The blend is 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet, the grapes are fermented with daily pump overs to extract more colour, depth and body. Towards the end of the fermentation the grapes are pressed and transferred to a mixture of French oak barrels where they remain for over a year. The wine is then bottled unfined and unfiltered.