Veritas 2003 - Gold
Following up on the maiden vintage, the grapes were treated a little cooler in the winery, to preserve more fruit, with less charry and smoked flavours. Lots of American oak was used to help improve the sweet characteristics as well as give the wine an upfront New World style. Compared to the 2001 vintage the wine isn’t as over oaked and “burnyâ€, but much more balanced with juicier and red-riper fruit. The nose is quite gunflint and smoky with barnyard, cloves and ripe cherry. The palate is juicy with plum, black berry and cherry, chocolate, tobacco and pencil shavings.