Massena - The Eleventh Hour 2003 (750ml) Sangue di Giuda dell'Oltrepo Pavese

Massena - The Eleventh Hour 2003 (750ml) Sangue di Giuda dell'Oltrepo PaveseA pre bottling tank sample of the 2003 Shiraz The Eleventh Hour (100% Shiraz from 60 year old vines in the Greenock sector) was aged in primarily old French barrels and small foudres. It smells like a flower garden planted among acres of blueberry fields. A dense ruby purple color and the stunning aromatics are followed by an equally complex, elegant, medium to full bodied Shiraz with fabulous concentration, great balance, and tremendous purity as

leaving a mineral staining in their wake

It finishes with a long

VINIFICATION AND AGING

The DOC Primitivo production area extends on the hills and coastal

Wine not filtered

Made from single-vineyard Grasparossa grapes

including the seeds and skins

and subtle minerality

renowned for producing

and the cold winter temperatures in the cellar help the wine to stabilize

The medium-bodied palate is bold and assertive

Cyril Henschke (1924-1979)