Sky Old Vine Zinfandel 2012 Size::1 Bottle texture and hints of creamy

texture and hints of creamy lees are the hallmarks of a very strong Embers Chardonnay

The tannins are fine and silky with a nice bitterness

Lifted aromas of ripe blackcurrants and dark cherry merge followed by some liquorice

From vines planted in 1973 with ageing taking place in French oak for a period of 10 months

Ageing is done in barrels of one to three years old for 20 months and the resulting wine is remarkably perfumed fresh and bright giving a violet perfume so typical of the very best Cabernet franc with fine silky tannins and bright fresh brambly fruit

Sky Old Vine Zinfandel 2012 Size::1 Bottle texture and hints of creamyWith a decade in bottle, the variety has faded into the background, revealing a sweet, elegant, stony and savoury wine of terroiralmost classical Bordeaux weightedthat is hard to stop sipping. Each sniff and sip reveals something evocative and new. At the same time, the wines svelte, braided tannin and mass of bright acidity provide a fine canvas for the wines procession of mellow raspberry, resin, earth, black tea and spiced meat notes. In a word: