Layer Cake Cabernet Sauvignon (75cl, 14.3%)

A full-bodied California red wine made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fruit is sourced from Paso Robles on the Central Coast and Alexander Valley in Sonoma County. Grapes are handpicked, then separated and fermented before ageing in 100% French oak barrels air-dried for 36 months, with 30% new oak. The extended air-drying of the cooperage is intended to integrate oak influence more gently. The nose opens with ripe blackberries, wild berries, violets, pencil lead and tobacco. The palate is plush and fruit-forward, with black cherry, blackberry and ripe plum, plus vanilla and cocoa from the oak. The finish is long, with coffee and dark chocolate tones and soft tannins.