This B5B Red blend is a riot of crushed fruit aromas with an underlying savoury edge. Its backbone is Sagrantino with Syrah and Vermentino giving this wine a beautiful aromatic lift. Think light, crunchy and complex all rolled into one. It is simply delicious.
In 2022, while visiting friend Phillipe Viet in Beaujolais, Ray was offered a special parcel of fruit from biodynamically grown 100 year old Cru Régnié vines. This is the result.
Grenache (60%) Morvedre & Syrah. Cool fermented in large open top wooden fermenters with wild yeast for 20 days. No maceration just gentle pigeage and hand plunging. Pressed off with pressings included, settled then transferred into 500L 2 year old French Oak puncheons for 11 months.
Hugo George is not often made but when it is, it’s an absolute delight. Savory notes of sour cherries, lavender, and plump, juicy Victoria Plumbs. The back palate has a woodfired, smokey finish with sweet spices and cured meat.
El Matador, being the slayer of the bull, is a powerful character with sanguine characteristics. The wine mirrors the muse, with great power, sublime structure and savouriness. Dark plum, sun dried prunes and black olives with hints of raspberry and dried rose petal. It has a ferrous aspect with a dense powerful core, gentle tannins and very long finish.
