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Eleanor Bartow
Principal / Owner, Ten Sisters Wine
Description
Aroma: Berry aromas with subtle spice and well-integrated oak. Palate: Fruit-driven; plum and dark berry flavors. Smooth, fine-grain tannins and excellent structure and balance. Following traditional plunging of the skins during fermentation for flavor and tannin, the wine was aged in a combination of new and older French oak barrels for 12 months prior to bottling. The oak was selected to add a mix of spicy characters (cinnamon, pepper, and more) to the aroma and complexity and weight to the palate, without being dominant. The wine is made in a food-friendly Old World–style.
Awards
88 pts Wine Spectator Points
Certifications
SWNZ
Alcohol
13.7%
Analytical data
dry
0.4 g/l residual sugar
5.8 g/l acidity
Bottling
Size: 0.750l