La Bri's Double Door range of experimental wines introduces wines that are produced from a mix of estate grapes and grapes brought in from neighbouring farms. Harvested on 29 March 2023, the components for the 2023 vintage of Petit Verdot were vinified and matured for 18 months in a selection of third-fill French oak barrels. The label is an artistic sketch of La Bri's cellar door. The story being that the door hides the secrets in the cellar and needs to be opened to reveal the exciting wines behind it (i.e. you have to turn the bottle around to read the back label and discover the wine you are drinking). 1,660 bottles were produced. Residual sugar: 3.8g/l. Bottled at 13.5%. (Bottle size 750ml)

Nose: Beautiful black fruit on the nose, mulberry, plums, cherries.

Palate: Lovely fruit on entry, blackberry and plums. Sweet spice like star anise and cloves. Very well integrated tannin structure, not too grippy.

Finish: A rich lingering finish.

Given to the De Villiers family in 1694 as one of the original nine farms given to the Huguenots, La Bri is derived from the French word for shelter. Passing through a number of owners, Robin Hamilton bought the farm in 1997 and General Manager and winemaker Irene Waller, previously winemaker at the Graham Beck Winery in Robertson for 6 years, joined La Bri in 2010.

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