First Drop, Cold Sweat, Craneford Vineyard Syrah 2015 Ventisei

First Drop, Cold Sweat, Craneford Vineyard Syrah 2015 VentiseiThe Cold Sweat Craneford Vineyard Syrah 2015 has a garnet red colour with purple hues. The nose is complex with dark cherry, tomato leaf, celery and pepper spice. A textured palate of fine graphite tannins support complex dark cherry and savoury spice flavours. The name Cold Sweat is given to First Drop's wines made from their somewhat cooler vineyards in the Eden Valley.

with a hint of candied citrus peel

dried orange peel

Sublime is a wine dominated by sweet raisins

with fine perlage

combining both the maritime peat smoke and tropical fruit typical of Kilchoman with the softer buttery floral notes characteristic of the Sauternes casks

crafted a wine full of energy

they give a relief

baked strawberry and raspberry with dried coconut lift

with a hint of spice

a suppleness of texture and fine well integrated tannins

Produced with their best grapes

this is a superior blanco that is good enough to be sipped on its own as well used as a base for cocktails