Askerne
CSM 2025 750ml

WINEMAKING NOTES

The grapes for this wine were sourced from the lower terrace of the Askerne vineyard, across different soil profiles from sandy silt through to gravels, giving wonderful complexity to the individual parcels that make up the blend. Each batch was fermented as individual varieties followed by extended post maceration on skins to build richness. After pressing, the wines were settled and racked to oak barriques. Here they completed malolactic fermentation and were matured for 14 months before blending.  The final blend was made up of 79% Carménère, 12% Syrah and 9% Mourvèdre, and with a 37% new oak component.

ANALYSIS

pH 3.75

TA 5.2g/L

Alc 13.0%

TASTING NOTE

Wonderfully dark and brooding with sweet vanillin oak spice and gamey notes, layered with aromas of leather, chocolate, black currant, bay leaf, and tobacco. Fleshy and full on the palate, with fine silky tannin structure, concentrated dark berry and mocha flavours, and a deliciously juicy finish.  

AWARDS

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