The fruit for this delicious blend was hand-picked, de-stemmed and fermented separately in small open topped vats where they were gently hand plunged and pumped over to aid in extracting the maximum amount of flavour and colour from the berries. The wine spent 11 months in fine French oak.  

Resulting in a gorgeous mix of cassis, cedar, dried herb, olive and floral on the nose, it supple and fleshy in the mouth delivering excellent weight and intensity. The wine is flavoursome and richly textured, while remaining firm and structured with a lengthy grainy finish. The Merlot Franc screams black forest cake with loads of dense plums and chocolate. Soft and plush across the palate but with plenty of weight and length, this will pair perfectly with slow cooked beef cheeks.