Black Fruit, Herbaceous, and Pepper / Spice, Leather / Earthy and Sweet Spice
BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)
Origin: Ontario, Canada
Grape Varietals:
Cabernet Franc
Winemaking:
Minimal Interventionist Winemaking
Spontaneous Fermentation
Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Turkey, portobello mushroom burger, game, tenderloin
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Roast duck, Iberico pork jowl don
Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Cabernet Franc from the Grimsby Hillside vineyard, just behind their estate, in the Twenty Mile Bench sub-region of Ontario, Canada
Taste Profile: On the nose blackcurrant, mulberry, raspberry and blackberry immediately appear, followed quickly by tobacco-leaf, sweet basil, cured meat, cigar-box, cocoa and cumin. The palate shows lovely balance but is a bit more brooding, with blueberry appearing along with cassis and blackberry playing off leather, tobacco, smoked-sausage and a mossy/brambly character the underpins the whole win
Winemaking Process: The grapes were hand-picked, hand-sorted, destemmed and left to cold soak on skins prior to fermentation. The fermentation started spontaneously in concrete fermenters with the skins being punched-down by hand 2 times per day. Once fermentation was finished, the wine remained on skins for 6 days before being gently pressed. It was then transferred to French and American oak barrels (30% new) and aged for 21 months before bottling
Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.
They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus
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