Serra i Barceló ‘Octonia’ Garnatxa blend 2014 veronese-igt aromatic blend for drinking any

aromatic blend for drinking any time of the day and night

The wine’s roundness is a perfect match for its freshness

As this weren’t enough then the mildew hit and that induced real panic because we already knew that yields were going to be tiny and the prospect of losing even more production obviously was frightening

They’re well-constituted and 2016 is the kind of vintage that should drink well young but it also has the stuffing necessary to age well

aromatic fruit-forwardness of savagnin to push through

Serra i Barceló ‘Octonia’ Garnatxa blend 2014 veronese-igt aromatic blend for drinking anyOctonia is named after the 8 petalled flower of life emblem. In summary, sour cherry, a touch of choc, scrub and the red dirt smell of the hill itself. It's a violet tinged deep ruby to look at, and smells first up of mature red purple rose petals. Spiced quince summarises its earthy sweetness or sweet earthiness either way, it's indivisible. Fine low glycerol fruit is gently spiced, starting out lipstick tannined and releasing a wild strawberry