Somos Carignan Cinsault 2018 Marathon Downs Dark fruit with violet and

Dark fruit with violet and red currant aromatics lead to a seductive elegant textural driven mouthfeel

matured in 45 gallon oak casks

green olives

Distilled by Angostura

Nose: Sweet and fruity

Somos Carignan Cinsault 2018 Marathon Downs Dark fruit with violet and2018 was a warmer vintage than 17, so perversely Ben & Mauricio picked the fruit less ripe than in 2017. It was picked on the ripeness of the Carignan and looked great at 20 Brix with the Cinsault at 16. Both varieties come off of two rows from a single vineyard on Kangarilla Rd, in McLaren Vale proper. This is as close to a Vale Floor as you can get, dense clay soils, very flat vineyard. The vineyard is quite young, so fruit is primary, and fruit