Charles Smith Velvet Devil Merlot 32.95

Charles Smith Velvet Devil Merlot 32.95Named the 'Velvet Devil' due to this wines soft, smooth velvety texture. It is made from Merlot grapes, and has flavours of blackberries, plum and some sweet spices. This merlot wine blend is crafted in Washington state in growing regions that add unique characteristics to the wine. It contains 89% merlot, 10% cabernet sauvignon and 1% malbec for a fresh and vivid flavor and rich colour. Winemaking is the new rock and roll. Or in Charles Smiths case

Five times distilled for purity but with an increased amount of barley spirit from the Penderyn still to create a smoothness and complexity expected by connoisseurs

" James Molesworth

Distilled in small batches

allows us to get closer to Rioja wine culture and to a a particular wine

like Chambolle Musigny

but the grapes on the other side

give way to a delicate

stony minerality

stainless steel tank and a wooden vat for approximately 11 to 15 days

and currant take centre stage

or an ‘arm’ of the vine slowly becomes reduced to dead wood

Rainfall just exceeded 200mm for the first five months