Cien Y Pico Knight's-Errant Garnacha Tintorera Reserva 2012 Size::6 Bottle Case A wonderfully balanced wine

A wonderfully balanced wine

Clos des Hâtes est un vin à forte personnalité

Made from hand-harvested estate fruit (predominantly from Toolangi's lower lying parcels)

Using the Provençal model

Cien Y Pico Knight's-Errant Garnacha Tintorera Reserva 2012 Size::6 Bottle Case A wonderfully balanced wineVery deep purple red, blackish and dense colour. Oaky nose: very new oak dominant. Lots of charred timber guaiacol like aromas; Palate is likewise oaky tannic and grippy, with a firmness that begs for more time. Deepset blackberry also. Long finish. Tannic and over extracted, but not as bad as some others in the same tasting lot. Some bitterness. Certainly has concentration, but difficult to drink it. Needs several years