Salt Rock Red Blend Van Ryn's ripe pears

ripe pears

and Highland Park

The entry expression in the Laphroaig core range

Keen peat-heads will notice that the peating level is not as high as other Octomore releases from the last few years and that this release is a 7yo

naturally coloured and bottled at 59

Salt Rock Red Blend Van Ryn's ripe pearsThe Salt Rock Red Blend features Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Shiraz, and Cinsault. Grapes were selected based on their potential rather than their region, with blocks sourced from the cooler parts of the Western Cape to encourage slow ripening. All batches were picked at optimal ripeness, and the grapes were cooled before processing. The cultivars underwent fermentation in open top fermenters with four punch downs per