Daou - Soul of a Lion Estate 2021 (750ml) Cotes de Bordeaux

Daou - Soul of a Lion Estate 2021 (750ml) Cotes de BordeauxNamed for the father of Georges and Daniel Daou, Soul of a Lion is the crown jewel of DAOU, and an emblem of our quest to produce unsurpassed Cabernet Sauvignon from the terroir of DAOU Mountain. The 2021 vintage displays remarkable intensity in the glass with dark, inky ruby purple hues. Abundant fruit aromas of black cherry, blackberry, blueberry jam and black currant are interwoven with accents of baking spices, sage and graphite. A voluminous

matured and bottled by the same estate

aged for 16-18 months in a combination of vessels and full of intense aromas of fresh blackberries

blended to showcase the vintage

Brunello di Montalcino was Italy’s first wine to be accorded DOCG status

This wine pairs perfectly with Mediterranean cuisine

chewy tannins that turn energetic

fresh red berries

game in sauce of more simply

utilising yeast indigenous to the vineyard

creamy off-dry style that is extremely appealing

with bright notes of sweet lemon and honeysuckle

The vines are all in excess of forty years old and are highly trellised to take advantage of the foehn wind and all of the benefits that great ventilation brings to a vineyard