2024 Rutherglen Durif Red oak providing texture & balance

oak providing texture & balance

with warm days

Barrel fermentation in French oak puncheons with weekly stirring of the yeast less provides a wine of complexity and significant aging potential

This classification is a maturing style imparting greater levels of richness and complexity

2024 Rutherglen Durif Red oak providing texture & balanceRipe black plums, spice and mocha oak with fine grippy tannins. Our Rutherglen Durif, made from the original Durif of Rutherglen clone, is a rare variety that flourishes in Rutherglen. Durif is renowned for its powerful tannins and usually requires some bottle age prior to drinking. However, our Rutherglen Durif has been carefully nurtured, through the use of sophisticated winemaking techniques, to produce a wine able to be enjoyed either while young.