
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Collector's Series
Harvested in the last week of November from our Osoyoos vineyard. The 2018 growing season was a very hot year in the history of Okanagan Valley with a good ripening of the fruit. Cool nights preserved primary fruit flavors, powerful tannins and a firm acid backbone that will give the wines from this vintage a long life.
Winemaker's Notes
This wine is smooth, complex and inviting, balanced, and elegant. Big but graceful with rich notes of blackberry, plum and currant, with hints of mocha-scented oak, anise and dried herb flowers. Sails along on the finish. A French style wine with soft vanilla and toffee notes that complement the fruit with medium to firm tannins.
Details
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- Price: $36
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- Production: only 500 cases
- Availability:
? On-line Orders ? Winery Direct
Food Pairing
Pairs well with roast beef, grilled striploin, pork, grilled lamb, and rich game meats, medium to firm cheeses.
Wine Making
Five days cold soak, open top fermenters , temperature control during the fermentation, extended skin contact and Pneumatge twice a day give this wine rich colour and extraction with great complexity and balance. The wine was aged for 18 months in new and 2 year old barrels, 85% French oak and 15% American oak. The wine is enjoyable now and will continue to improve with careful cellaring for 5 to 8 years.