5%Maturation: 18 months in French and Hungarian oak (21% new oak)Closure: CorkCellaring: Enjoy now or cellar for 15+ years
the perfumed bouquet shows dark cherry
with a delightful hint of cherry stone bitterness
Matured for 20 months in 40% new French and American oak hogsheads and barriques
The palate is dense and firmly structured
2008 Lake's Folly Cabernets 750ml Chateau Croix de Labrie 5%Maturation: 18 months in FrenchLake's Folly Cabernets is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Shiraz crafted from low yield, estate grown, hand picked grapes. The fruit undergoes open fermentation, resulting in softer, subtler tannins, followed by six months in large old casks for settling. It is then aged in small French oak barriques (new and one to two year old) for about a year before bottling. This wine has excellent long term cellaring potential of up to