Vintage Report
Spring began cooler-than-usual but warm and dry conditions prevailed providing the ideal growing and ripening weather for another typically great Okanagan vintage. Crush commenced on September 15th, was marked by warmer-than-normal temperatures and picking was largely unhurried, steady and slightly longer-than-usual, finally wrapping up on November 10th. Careful vine management, tight pruning regimes and irrigation control came to the fore in allowing the estate-grown fruit to reach excellent maturation levels and optimal phenolic ripeness. The whites are aromatic and elegant and the reds have superior structure with excellent balance and character.
Tasting Notes
Opens with big plum, blackberry and dark cherry aromas, laced with the classic dried herb note of the southern Okanagan. The palate has a gush of dark fruit and juicy acidity, along with subtle flavours of spice, vanilla and cedar.
Winemaker’s Notes
| 47% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot | |
| 13.5% Alc. | R.S. 6.3 g/l | T.A. 5.8 g/l | 750mL | |
| Oaked: | Aged in American and French oak for 13.5 months |
| Harvest: | October 2008 |
| Vineyards: | Osoyoos & Oliver |
