Dandelion Vineyards

This is sourced from a super plot of vines planted back in 1912 on a limestone bedrock with loam and quartzite. There’s a sense of that vineyard influence emerging throughout the wine as it gradually reveals its impeccable qualities. The oak is a mix of new and one year old French, which seems to suite the fruit. Seamless, supple, and super concentrated with dark liqueur chocolate, savoury blackberry, and fruit cake. A wonderfully integrated and layered palate. A wine of some class.

Dandelion's top wine is inky in hue and heady on the nose. The nose swims in aromas of dark cherries and plums, tar, dried herbs, mocha and violets that are held in check by a savory spine. The palate is equally rich and bold, suggesting this is poised for the long haul. Tar and herbal characters are particularly prominent here, along with a streak of oak, wound by chewy, leathery tannins. Drink through 2038.