Opaque ruby red. Full black cherries, plum with a lifted floral edge, the integrated oak ads depth spice and a hint of char. Intense dark cherry and black plum fruit fill the mouth and slowly give way to the texture of the wine which provides ironstone and coffee grounds complexity. The wine finishes with the lingering dark fruit supported with char, aniseed and very fine mouth coating tannin.

The 2013 Rutherglen Durif is from a vintage where everything worked in our favour. The long ripening period has produced a wine full of flavour, balanced with structure and length. Ideal now with full flavored char grilled meats, or cellar for 10 years, when an aged rib eye will be more than suitable.