Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis is rich wine from the colour to the finish. The nose is mostly cassis with roasted red pepper and desert scrub streaks. The palate is warm, round, spicy, and loaded with black fruit, mostly blackcurrant this year, and some dark baking chocolate. Given the growing seasons and wildfires, it has emerged mostly unscathed. Drink or hold, either way, this will remain a fire grilled steak wine. The grapes were harvested by hand from estate vineyards in Oliver and Osoyoos in the last half of October. High temperatures and dry conditions in 2021 led to smaller than average berry sizes, bunch weights, and total phenolic ripeness early on. After fermentation, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation in barrels, followed by 18 months of aging in oak.Tasted: 08 July 2024Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$43.00
750ml
winery online/direct
AB
$48.00
750ml
private wine shops
ON
$44.95
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Wyse Family WinesDistributors: Appellation Wine Marketing Le Sommelier Inc. Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 508200UPC: 688229006210
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom estate vineyards in Oliver and Osoyoos, this was destemmed and gently crushed into stainless for maceration and fermentation, before moving to barrels (85% French, 10% Hungarian, 5% American, with 17% new) to finish MLF and 18 months' rest. Dark and sultry, with cassis, thorns, perfumed purple florals, and cracked pepper filling a muscular frame, wrapped with long, sticky tannins, taking this to a bitter cherry, baking spiced finish. With concentration reflective of the hot vintage, this would well suit grilled meats.Tasted: 08 September 2024Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$43.00
750ml
winery online/direct
AB
$48.00
750ml
private wine shops
ON
$44.95
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Wyse Family WinesDistributors: Appellation Wine Marketing Le Sommelier Inc. Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 508200UPC: 688229006210
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