Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Varietal
Blend
Appellation
Naramata Bench
Harvest Date
Oct 19 and 25, 2016
Acid
7.0 g/L
pH
3.57
Aging
10 months French & American Oak, 50% new oak
Fermentation
Small lot fermented
Bottling Date
Sep 8, 2017
Alcohol %
13.9
2016 Vertigo
17 In Stock
This wine was hand picked and fermented in small lots. It spent around three weeks on skins before being pressed and racked to barrel. It was aged in 50% new oak, with a combination of French and American oak. It was aged about 10 months in barrel before being bottled.
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Vertigo is our unique blend of Merlot (47%) , Cabernet Franc (24%) and Barbera (29%) . It is fruit forward on the nose with aromas of cassis, blackberry, plum and spice, enhance by a pleasant earthiness on the palate and flavours of chocolate, leather and rhurbard pie. It is a medium bodied wine with a soft velvety texture and a lingering finish.
Awards
Bronze-BC Lieutenant Wine Awards 2019, Silver-WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada 2019, Bronze-InterVin International Wine Awards 2018, Silver-National Wine of Awards of Canada 2018
Vineyard Notes
These grapes were all hand picked in small lots.
Winemaker Notes
This wine was hand picked and fermented in small lots. It spent around three weeks on skins before being pressed and racked to barrel. It was aged in 50% new oak, with a combination of French and American oak. It was aged about 10 months in barrel before being bottled.
Food Pairing Notes
Grilled vegetable or beef lasagna, chicken marsala with brocoletti, braised veal shank, wood fired pizza, porcini mushroom risotto
Production
190 cases
Other Notes
Drink now through 2029
