DESCRIPTION

A Bordeaux-style red blend from Normandie Est. 1693 in Franschhoek, one of the valley’s original French Huguenot farms. It’s the estate’s second red, alongside the flagship Eisen & Viljoen. Made from 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot grown on the slopes of the Groot Drakenstein Mountains, in weathered Table Mountain sandstone soils over a clay subsoil. Hand-harvested and fermented in stainless steel tanks, then pressed into French oak barrels to finish fermentation and complete malolactic fermentation. Matured for 12 months in French oak barrels, 25% of them new, then aged further in bottle before release. Bottled at 14%. (Bottle size 750ml)

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Black cherries, plum and a hint of tobacco spice.

Palate: Black cherries and ripe plums, followed by cigar box, tomato paste and spice. The French oak adds pencil shavings and hints of vanilla.

Finish: Long and balanced.

RED BLENDS RED WINE