Tasting notes:

Beronia only makes this wine in exceptional years. Careful winemaking comprises cold maceration and maturation in mixed oak barrels for two years, followed by two years in bottle before release. Deep ruby-hued with just a hint of garnet on the rim suggesting development, the wine displays dark cherry and pomegranate, accented by cigar box, vanilla pod and forest floor. Complex, the palate is medium-bodied with the flavours framed by brisk acidity and velvety tannins. Concentrated, layered and lingering, the wine is a good match for roast poussin stuffed with wild, red and white rice in a red wine-barberry sauce. (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)