Au Bon Climat, Isabelle Pinot Noir, 2016

Au Bon Climat, Isabelle Pinot Noir, 2016The pale to medium ruby coloured 2016 Pinot Noir Isabelle gives up very spicy aromas of dried cranberry, dried red cherries, amaro and citrus peel with old leather, dusty earth, woodsmoke, cola and wild blackberries. It's light to medium bodied with intense, earthy fruits, a firm frame of grainy tannins and integrated freshness, finishing long. 1,600 cases produced.

Then come cedar

thinned during the summer

delicate finish

between 27 September and 15 October

a stamp of our Aconcagua Costa estate

with wood imported from the USA and dried at in-house facilities for three years

sleek and subtle

Cuatra Palmas

35 days of maceration on the skins Aging: 36 months in 500 litre French oak barrels 1/3 new 2/3 second use

scorched earth and slow roasted meats later emerge with time in the glass

The weather conditions meant that the crop could be harvested at perfect phenolic maturity during the ideal late-summer period

Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache