This combined blend incorporates Australian Cabernet which produces a smoother, rounder wine that is often referred to by experts as plummy,luscious and velvety. While the Pinot Bordeaux has a valuable density of colour and it will seduce with red fruit flavours, and tantalise with forest floor aromas. Be critical of wines that have too obvious oak tannin or stalky,stemmy green characters.It is most important that you can taste the velvety fruit right through the palate.It is usually used in small quantities to provide extra strength to red blends.