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Winemaker’s Notes
Hand-harvested, the fruit was picked in excellent condition. The berries were small, very intense and flavorful. The grapes were crushed and de-stemmed before fermentation in small lots using selected yeast. Fermentation began quickly and was completed after 10 days when the wine was pressed off the skins and transferred to tank for malolactic fermentation. The wine was racked off after malo and aged in stainless steel tanks until bottling. There it evolved slowly and after 26 months, the wine showed balance, depth and great flavours. It was then filtered and bottled by hand. We look forward to watching this wine evolve over the next few years.
Tasting Notes
This big, dark red has silky tannin, steely structure, and appetizing acidity. On the nose is violet florals with stewed plum, blackberry, cassis/blackcurrant, boysenberry, candied sugar and coffee. The palate is dominated by cherry notes with lesser hints of blackcurrant, evergreen, tar and dark chocolate.
Pairing Notes
Pair oily or creamy dishes; pasta al olio, savoury pies, sweet potato latkes with chutney sour cream and curried onion-apple-white bean topping, fettuccine alfredo, General Tao’s fried tofu, deep fried onion blossoms with garlic cashew cream, black bean Moussaka burger with cashew Béchamel sauce, pine nut and broccoli cream pasta or Italian-style seitan sausages roasted over a bonfire with good friends.
