2020 Premium Cabernet Franc
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The hot, dry weather and endless sunshine during the summer and fall of 2020 allowed us to produce red wines with beautiful aromas and flavours. The wine was fermented in open top bins then aged in barrel for two years.
Gold Medal - Selections Mondiale des Vin Canada
Gold Medal - National Wine Awards or Canada
Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Cabernet Franc
Appellation
VQA Niagara Peninsula
Brix at Harvest
24°
Residual Sweetness
3.0 g/L
Alcohol %
13.0
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Earthy and spicy with aromas and flavours of raspberries, strawberries, coffee, tobacco, spice, dill, flint, black pepper, smoke and toasty oak. Balanced with vibrant acidity, producing a long, firm finish. Best Serving Temperature 16° to 19°C.
Winemaker Notes
The 2020 vintage was perfect from start to finish with a hot, dry summer followed by a long and warm fall. This allowed the grapes to be left on the vine until mid to late November, enhancing the ripeness of the fruit and further develop maximum flavour and colour for this wine.
Food Pairing Notes
The complexity of dark, ripe fruit, earthy and spicy notes combined with quiet astringency suggests rich, marbled meats, such as rib eye or striploin steaks, and leg of lamb. For a vegetarian option, dishes with earthy portobello mushrooms and hard cheeses will be a good complement.