Short Stories 2022 Mount Benson 'Cabernets' Field Blend

TASTING NOTES:

Cassis, violets, and dark chocolate truffles.  Perfumed and elegant with  fine yet structured tannins, this traditional Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc is a beautiful expression of Mount Benson's cool maritime climate. 

WINEMAKING:

Gently de-stemmed grapes are co-fermented in open top fermenters with a focus on maintaining fruit vibrancy. After 10 days on skins, the wine is moved to French oak barriques (25% new) for maturation for 14 months. A further 6 months of bottle age results in a wonderfully rounded wine with alluring dark fruit and dusty cocoa notes.