Lifted strawberry and crushed berry fruits with a touch of earthiness precede a generous but well balanced fruit-driven palate. Fresh cherry and raspberry notes are wrapped in juicy acidity and underpinned by silky tannins and well managed oak from 14 months in French barrels, 20% new oak. The finish is lengthy with a touch of spice and mineral in the close.
This blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon is bottled unfiltered and shows a dark purple in the glass with a hedonistic nose of perfumed blackberries, earth, tobacco, currants, raspberries and elegant oak spice notes. It has structure and poise on the palate with expressive notes of cherries, currants, anise, spice, toasted vanilla and plush tannins through a long finish.
Kudos to winemaker Jean-Pierre Colas for turning in this top-notch Cab Sauv! Mint, cassis, cinnamon, violets, earth and vanilla are all in play in this full-bodied red. Still youthful and tannic, it requires some cellaring to let it express its full potential. Drink from 2020-2028.
Malivoire’s top Gamay is a stunning rendition in 2016, having benefited from the heat of the vintage. Dark cherry, strawberry, vanilla, cocoa, earth, tar and spice explode on the senses. Full-bodied with a concentrated mid-palate and protracted finale. Drink over the next 5 years.
Strawberry, vanilla, cassis, green olive, violets and herbs are layered in this full-bodied red. It is concentrated with lots of tannins, mandating 2-3 years of cellaring before being broached. A rare rib eye steak is the way to go.
What a beauty! Notes of savoury red fruits, raspberry bramble, subtle herbs, cassis and elegant spices on the nose. It’s textbook Niagara Franc on the palate with just the right mix of ripe and savoury notes to go with herbs, succulent red fruits, integrated tannins and good structure and balance through the finish.
Dense purple in colour with a cedary, blackcurrant and blueberry nose; medium-bodied, dry, fruity, blueberry flavour with a light floral note; beautifully balanced and long on finish.