Abreu, Rothwell Hyde Vintage:2017 ashy soils of the Gravelly

ashy soils of the Gravelly Meadow

it offers up a brooding nose of licorice

A background application of wood is sufficiently subtle to allow the notably spicy and ripe yet quite cool aromas of both red and black pinot fruit

It's a series that has set the bar extraordinarily high

though it gains in volume and solidity on the palate

Abreu, Rothwell Hyde Vintage:2017 ashy soils of the GravellyDeep garnet purple colored, the 2014 Rothwell Hyde Proprietary Red has a very classic nose of cassis, black plums and black cherries with hints of unsmoked cigars, pencil shavings, camphor and underbrush with a waft of bay leaves. The full bodied palate is lively, velvety, generous and packed with fruit, finishing long and spicy.