A Song for Osiris

Benfield & Delamare produce this lively, fruit driven style, more suitable for early drinking but with enough firmness to develop over the next year or two.

We are often asked why we called the wine A Song for Osiris. To clearly differentiate this early release from our principal label we named it as a small tribute to the ancient patron of the grape and wine. It was to Osiris the Homeric Hymns ascribe the discovery of the grape in the mountains of Nysa, "With forests thick in Phonice afar". According to Greek historians, Osiris at Nysa, learned how to use the grape for wine and brought the culture of the vine and use of wine to civilisation.

A Song for Osiris 2006

Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Franc

The 2006 wine has a deep dark ruby hue, with a fragrant cedary fruit filled bouquet. The flavours are cassis and black cherry a full bodied wine with excellent concentration. It should pair well with a range of foods from pasta and rice to a wide range of meat dishes.

A Song for Osiris 2004

Martinborough Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Franc

Tasting notes.
This deep ruby coloured wine, has floral scents with a touch of cassis. The wine is full of spice and blueberry, black cherry flavours, charming and subtle, with a pleasant fruitiness. This medium bodied wine, has a good length, and finishes with flavours of black fruits and earth.

A Song for Osiris 2003

Benfield & Delamare produce this lively, fruit driven style, more suitable for early drinking but with enough firmness to develop over the next year or two. The tasting notes follow:

Rich ruby coloured, with the bouquet of plums and subtle oak. A full bodied wine with generous warm berry fruits and considerable charm.

A Song for Osiris 2002

Bright ruby in the glass, with scents of ripe berry fruits A balanced wine, with plummy and cassis flavours, the gentle oak patina, reflecting 15 months in French Oak.

Our last bottles of A Song for Osiris 2002 have been sold.