Perenelle Nightingale 2023

In Perenelle’s spirit of alchemy, Nightingale balances purpose and grace in quiet counterpoint.

Deep purple shading to ruby, it opens with a finely knit perfume of cherry blossom and wild florals over red and dark fruit. Candied raspberry, cranberry, and black grape are lifted by rhubarb, McIntosh apple skin, with just a trace of dry cedar, and a curl of cinnamon.

On the palate, twin lines run from first sip to close. One is airy and luminous - raspberry, strawberry–rhubarb, a gentle maraschino glow and blossom; the other grounded and cool - stony mineral, dry cedar, a subtle amaro note and a whisper of anise. A lively, mouth-watering current keeps the line precise, while gauze-fine tannins shape without weight. The finish is long and composed, red fruit and blossom lingering over a quiet mineral bass as cedar returns.

Named for Florence Nightingale, who showed that care can be a force for change, this wine honors the marriage of discipline and humanity, joining Perenelle’s series celebrating women whose work reshaped

the world.