The Hidden Sea - Red Blend - 750ml

REMOVING PLASTIC FROM THE OCEAN

For every bottle of The Hidden Sea that we sell, we remove and recycle 10 plastic bottles from the ocean.

PALATE

Bursts with flavors of cherry, currant, and delicious juicy berries. The blend is
smooth, with expressive fruit sweetness and layers of vanilla and toasty oak. The wine
has great structure from fine tannins and a long powerful fruit finish.

AROMA

Red berries and fruit cake spice with generous oak.

COLOR

Bright crimson red.

VEGAN WINE

Yes

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

Good winter rains and a warm spring resulted in a fantastic start to vintage. A series of very warm weather events put pressure on the early growing season, but the well managed vineyards made it through. A vintage of two halves; the first half of heat waves put pressure on winemakers and viticulturists alike, the second half allowed fruit to be picked at the optimum flavor ripeness.

WINEMAKING

Fermentation takes place in stainless steel fermenters, with the wines being tasted every day to monitor extraction and flavor development. Initially the parcels are kept separate but as soon as possible after vintage the blend is created and allowed to mature on French oak for approx 18 months.

VARIETAL COMPOSITION

85% Shiraz, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

WINE ANALYSIS

Alc/Vol: 14.5%, pH:3.62, Acidity: 6.07