2020 Ridge Lytton Springs Humbert Freres Carmenère

Carmenère

timely rains that fell in mid-August turned a challenging year into an excellent vintage

including vines planted in 1901 and eighty-year-old counoise inter-planted with cinsaut

The palate is supple and the tannins are elegant

Deep ruby colour with intense notes of berries

2020 Ridge Lytton Springs Humbert Freres CarmenèreRich blackberry and plum on the nose with notes of aniseed. Full bodied with dark bramble fruit and well coated tannins on the palate. The long finish reveals layers of black licorice and dried sage. MB (4 22) Plentiful rain in early November and December subsided by January. Late spring rains during flowering reduced fruit set across all varieties, especially petite sirah. Thirty eight blocks were picked at ideal ripeness over four weeks from August