Underground NV Tawny 5L

Underground

Premium TAWNY NV

Vintage: nv

BLEND: Shiraz, Red Semillon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Grenache.

MATURATION:

Maturation is in a combination of different barrel types and sizes , from 80 Litres to 22,000 Litres and all sizes in between.

The wine is a blend of many different vintages to provide consistency and richness, with an average age of about 4-5 years.

TASTING NOTES:

Rich Tawny colour with mahogony hues. Raisin aromas with subtle hints of oak .

Lots of warm spice notes on the aroma with toffee, chocolate, brazil nuts, caramel, figs and hints of new leather.

Velvet like smoothness on the palate with well integrated neutral spirit, flavours of caramel and creme brulee, dried fruit and nuts with some subtle oak characters and a lingering warm sweet finish.

ALCOHOL: 17.5%

FERMENTATION:

Fruit is crushed and undergoes partial fermentation on skins for 2 - 3 days prior to fortification on skins.

Fermentation is stopped and the grapes are pressed to tank.