Patina Wines "Jezza" Cabernet Merlot 2018

Country of Origin: Australia
Region: Orange, New South Wales
Type: Red Wine
Grape Variety: Merlot
Vintage: 2018
Size: 750ml
Alcohol: 14.0%
Body: Full
Sweetness: Dry

Winemaker / Tasting Notes

Colour: Dark ruby red in colour.

Aroma: Ripe plum, blackberry, mulberry, cherry, raspberry spice and a hint of tobacco leaf integrate well with toasty oak.

Palate: Pristine fruit up front leads gracefully to mouth filling tannin and inviting acid mid palate merging with spice and pepper whilst gradually tapering to a lingering very fine tannin finish.

Winemaking: The grapes were crushed and then cold soaked to extract dark berry flavours before being fermented in vat. It was pressed off skins during late ferment and aged in new and seasoned French oak barrels.

Cellaring: This wine has intensity of fruit and tannin along with freshness that will enable it to age very well. It is drinking well now but if you can put it away for a few years it will develop enticing secondary characters and the tannins should become silky and simply irresistible. It has very good structure which should enable it to continue to improve for ten to twenty years.