Lurid, impenetrable garnet. Subtle and restrained, though incredibly distinctive. Redbank slowly reveals layer after layer - cassis, boysenberry and blood plum fruits with new leather, warm terracotta and spice casing complexity and intrigue. The most elegant of Black Holes of aroma and flavour.
 
Fine and layered tannin coats the mouth, carrying inky, ferrous complexity and boysenberry fruit. Redbank eloquently evokes the iron rich red loams, shale and wild scrub of this part of the Pyrenees. 
 
Please decant well prior to drinking, or cellar for as long as you like.
 
REVIEWS
 
"A fruit-driven and plush style, with extremely deeply scented character. Aromas of mulberries, blackberry confit, coffee beans, blood plums, spices, tobacco leaves, leather and licorice. The palate is densely packed with a core of black fruit, supported by firmly framed tannins and balanced acidity. Medium-bodied at 13.5% alcohol. Deep and concentrated on the nose, yet carried by a lean mineral element on the palate. Aged in terracotta amphora. Truly excellent, for the purists.” - Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com (97 Points)
 
“…A fascinating bouquet of fresh-mown grass, grape marc, blueberry, cassis and mulberry; the palate is fearsomely full-bodied and astringent, begging to be cellared a few years, while the tannins coat the mouth and the acidity ensures freshness and vitality. Impressive wine with old-vine concentration and gravitas.” - Huon Hooke, The Real Review (96 Points)
 
"Another highly regarded vineyard in the stable of cabernets sourced by this top producer; the key difference in the winemaking is this matures in Spanish stoneware jars for a year, then all into stainless steel tank for four months before bottling. In a way, it shows the purity of the variety and the site. A whorl of dark fruit, cassis and umeboshi, and a distinct lapsang souchong flavour and feel to the tannins. Mid-weighted, earthy and dusty with a slightly bitter green walnut note to the finish, even if the acidity is perky and refreshing. Of the excellent cabernets this vintage, Redbank needs extra time to gel, and it will." - Jane Faulkner, Wine Companion (95+ Points)