Black Fruit, Preserved Fruit, and Concentrated / Preserved Fruit, Toasted, Sweet Spice, and Leather / Earthy
BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Neutral
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)
Origin: Ontario, Canada
Grape Varietals:
Cabernet Franc
Winemaking:
Conventional Winemaking
Passito Wines
Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
100% Appassimento flagship wine hand-crafted from the first vines ever planted at their Crispino Estate Vineyard
Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Cabernet Franc from niagara, Canada
Taste Profile: Aromas of dried cherry, fresh figs, caramel, vanilla bean, fruit compote, cigar tobacco and spice. The palate is bold with elegant balance and complexity. Lots of dried fruit flavours, fig, coffee and subtle caramel. Elegant tannins lead to a long warm finish.
Winemaking Process: The grapes were harvested then set aside to dry naturally for 100 days in the traditional appassimento method. The wine was fermented on the skins, pressed, and then aged for 18 months in select French oak. Drinking beautifully now after a lengthy decant, however this wine will truly benefit from further time in the cellar - it will continue to age well until about 25 years from vintage
Deep, fruit-driven and jammy; filled with ripe, rich fruit and a plethora of spices. This style is typified by Australian Shiraz, Sonoma Zinfandel and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Expected typically notes of pepper, spice, raspberry, plum, leather
Passito wines is the use of dried grapes to make wines. The main difference from late harvest is that these wines are often picked when ripe & dried after picking, and can be dried to different levels of moisture. A practice made popular by Italy, it has been adopted in various other regions
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