CASK 23 2022

100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 20 months in 100% new French oak. Heady black currant fruit lures you in, layered with espresso and perfumed violets. Medium-to-full-bodied on the palate, framed by plush, juicy dark berry fruit, with hints of coriander crema and cola. Fine tobacco and sandalwood build alongside loamy earth, superfine tannins are nicely integrated, and the finish grows fruitier, revealing blue-fruit aromatics and candied pastille. The first vintage of Cask 23 was released in 1974, with André Tchelistcheff serving as a consultant. While tasting barrels of S.L.V., Tchelistcheff identified one so exceptional that it was bottled on its own, named after the barrel it was aged in —Cask 23. Initially bottled only in the best vintages, this changed in 1990 with the introduction of FAY as another single-vineyard expression. Since then, Cask 23 has become a blend of the two single vineyards, FAY and S.L.V., aiming to achieve a balanced, harmonious expression, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.