Description: Deep and concentrated fruit, aromas of blackcurrant, cocoa, cinnamon and vanilla as well as velvety tannins make up this full-bodied yet elegant cuvée. Ageing potential: 10 - 15 years. Recommended food: Meat dishes of all kinds, especially red meat and game dishes as well as mature cheese. Serving temperature: 16° C. Grape variety: 80% Merlot - 20% Cabernet. Older trellised vines (15 - 20 years), planting density 5,000 vines/ha. Sites: vineyards at 250-430 m a.s.l., moraine rubble deposits and porphyry weathered soils, south-west facing. Vinification: Must fermentation followed by maceration for 7-10 days, malolactic fermentation in barriques. In spring, first racking with assemblage of the two varieties and further ageing for 14 months in small oak barrels. Gentle coarse filtration and filling. Matures for 12 months in bottle. Analytical values: Alcohol: 13,5% Vol Total acidity: 4,9 g/l Residual sugar: 1,8 g/l