Cardinale 2013 el-terrerazo The fruit was crushed and

The fruit was crushed and destemmed with some skin contact

citrus and pineapple appealing to the last splash in the glass

topography and microclimate which promotes the regular growth of Botrytis cinerea perhaps more than anywhere else

As this is not a scientific process it is not possible to put a definitive age on the wine but one taste will tell you it is not from this century

All of the barrels had saturated purple hues

Cardinale 2013 el-terrerazo The fruit was crushed andAt Cardinale, as we sat down to blend the 2013s, we knew that Mother Nature had created her transcendent work. It was up to us to present Cardinale to you as one of the wines that would exemplify this vintage now and far into the future. This was a responsibility we did not take lightly, knowing we had to focus on the depth, the power, the subtlety and complexity of this vintage. In the end I am confident we created a wine that captures that idea and