Domaine A Petit a Cabernet

A fresh, vital take on the classic characteristics of Domaine A, this one leads with lively notes of tomato skins and lily-rose on the nose ('like Nonna's house on relish-making day,' according to some), before a palate of lively berry character (raspberries lead the charge) and an elegant, herbaceous, basil-driven pepperiness. A long finish leaves lingering suggestions of fruit and blackberry pie. The structure is excellent, and the wine will hold up brilliantly after a few years in the cellar.