2015 Malbec
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This medium bodied red wine is a beautiful inky dark violet color and has bold ripe fruit flavours. Blackberry, cherry, raspberry and pomegranate with hints of spices including cinnamon and cloves, tobacco and nuances of French oak. Highly sought-after varietal.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Varietal
Malbec
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Alcohol %
14
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This wine is presently showing flavours reminiscent of blackberry, cherry, raspberry and pomegranate with hints of the spices cinnamon, cloves, tobacco and nuances of French oak.
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Vineyard Notes
The 2015 vintage was another spectacular year in the vineyard. Bud break and harvest dates occurred on April 10th and harvest started October 1st. The grapes for this wine were sourced from our own estate vineyard and one other neighbouring vineyard. The majority of the wines were in their 13th leaf when the fruit was harvested. The vineyards are all on south facing slopes where soils are composed of rock, sand and gravel laid down during the last glacial recession.
Production Notes
All grapes were hand picked and de-stemmed. Approximately 80% of the fruit was left whole, uncrushed. The grapes were cold soaked between 3 - 5 days and then fermented in both stainless steel tanks (2200 and 2850 litres) and small fermentation totes to maximize skin to juice contact. The wine was transferred, following pressing, to tanks to settle then transferred to barrels where malolactic fermentation was completed. Wine was aged in French oak barrels (33% new) for approximately 14 months. Following aging, blending trials were done, final filtering, and bottling resulting in the 2015 Malbec.
Winemaker Notes
This medium bodied red wine is a beautiful inky dark violet colour and has bold ripe fruit flavours and concentrated textures from mature tannins representative of the great growing season of 2015. This wine is presently showing flavours reminiscent of blackberry, cherry, raspberry and pomegranate with hints of the spices cinnamon, cloves, tobacco and nuances of French oak. This wine has a medium acidity that is balanced and mouthwatering creating a freshness on the pallet. Tannins are moderate and will soften with time. This wine will age nicely for 7 - 10 years.
Production
95 cases produced
Product Reviews
Peter Charlick
(May 5, 2017 at 8:09 AM)
I am not a wine conouser but you should win gold medal with this one. I just had a bottle of it Wed. and it is probably the best Malbec I have ever had including ones from Argentina. I love the slow dry after taste of it.