Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Varietal
Cabernet Franc
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Harvest Date
Oct 22, 2016
Sugar
23.5
Acid
6.8 g/L
pH
3.74
Aging
12 months French Oak, 50% new oak, small % American Oak
Residual Sugar
2.6 g/L
Alcohol %
13.8
2016 Cabernet Franc
14 In Stock
Like all of our wines, the grapes were sourced from the Naramata Bench. In this case from Eira Thomas’, (Lyndsay’s sister), vineyard. It was hand-picked and destemmed into 1/2 ton fermenters, where it was cold soaked for five days, before fermentation was allowed to begin. The grapes were on skins for approximately three weeks before being pressed off and put into barrel. This wine was aged in barrel for 12 months, in French Oak (50% new), with a small percentage of American Oak for added complexity.
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This is medium bodied wine, with aromas for cassis, cherry and plum. These flavours continue on to the palate with blackberry, vanilla, tobacco and leather. There is good tannin structure, leading to a pleasing finish.
Awards
Bronze-InterVin International Wine Awards 2018. Silver-National Wine Awards of Canada 2018, Bronze-Dan Berger's International Wine Competition 2018
Vineyard Notes
Like all of our wines, the grapes were sourced from the Naramata Bench. In this case from Eira Thomas’, (Lyndsay’s sister), vineyard.
Winemaker Notes
These grapes were hand-picked and destemmed into 1/2 ton fermenters, where it was cold soaked for five days, before fermentation was allowed to begin. The grapes were on skins for approximately three weeks before being pressed off and put into barrel. This wine was aged in barrel for 12 months, in French Oak (50% new), with a small percentage of American Oak for added complexity.
Food Pairing Notes
Braised beef, grilled pork chops, roasted pork tenderlion with thyme, grilled t-bone steak with your favorite grilling sauce, See recipe-Pan Fried New York Steak with Rosemary Compound Butter
Production
205 cases
Other Notes
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