A rich, smooth red wine, showing plum and dried fruit notes, produced from late-harvested Merlot, about 60%, and Corvina grapes. When the grapes are ripe, the bunches are partially cut from the vines; hanging in the warm autumn air the grapes dry, concentrating the juice within and giving rise to the finished wine’s fruit character. Added notes of spice and vanilla come from a brief period of oak ageing.