I tasted this wine at the Salut wine event at the brickworks. This wine is dark in color with loads of dark berries coming through on the nose. On the mid pallet this wine unfolds in the mouth with tons of dark berries, cherries, cassis and the like. On the long finish the wine is bruiser with strong tannins coming through that build nicely in the mouth. Lots of oak but not overwhelming. Some mocha too … This is a BIG cab franc the way Niagara can do very WELL!! Man this is yummy. Don’t pair this with any mild food or you won’t be tasting ANYTHING but the wine. Can you tell I was impressed? I would give this a solid 90-91. Yumm …
From the Winery’s web site:
$44.95 per bottle / $539.40 per case
* BRONZE – WINE ACCESS CANADIAN WINE AWARDS 2010
* BRONZE – ALL CANADIAN WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
On the nose tobacco leaf notes are balanced by ripe blackcurrant, spices and toasty oak. The palate is a complex and intense mix of plums, black cherry, mint and chocolate-coated coffee beans. This wine can be enjoyed now but also will improve with cellaring.
