Crunchy red berries on nose and palate with a touch of black fruit and mint. Tannins are quite obvious at the moment, and will soften out, but what it lacks in richness it makes up for in freshness and elegance. Winemaker Diana Snowden Seysses commented on the difficulty of 2017 due to the wildfires: 'We are beholden to the grace of Mother Nature. When life looks terrifying you can still make a great bottle.' This had a 19-day fermentation/maceration with a further 19 months in 35% new French oak.