nuances 2022
From the Kozier Organic Vineyard perched high on the Naramata Bench, our Merlot has achieved optimal ripeness and is the rounding feature to this wine. Further south in the Okanagan just north of Tuc-el-nuit Lake, the Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon are the perfect balance to compliment this delicious small lot wine.
Tasting Notes
Elegant dark cherry fruit with cardamom, this satiny wine demonstrates the Bordelaise style: complexity, finesse, with structure for aging. Smooth tannins. Perfectly aged at release, this wine is Dylan and Pénélope's love story in a bottle, ready to celebrate the French tradition of joie de vivre.
Food Pairing
Delicate beef carpaccio. Roasted vegetable terrine, spaghetti bolognese. Wild rice and chanterelle pilaf. Birthdays.
Terroir
Merlot is grown on the Naramata Bench, on west-facing slopes overlooking Okanagan Lake. Cabernets Franc and Sauvignon are grown in Oliver, on the Black Sage Bench which mainly consists of sand, with small pockets of gravel. It is warm, with high sunshine hours to achieve optimal ripeness of the Bordeaux varieties.
Winemaking
Stainless steel fermented.
Aging
Aged for 12 months in French oak, 10% new for subtle toast notes.
Cellaring
Aging Potential
9 Years
Drink Window
2025-2031
Technical Specifications
- Residual Sugar
- 2.2 g/l
- Total Acidity
- 5 g/l
- pH
- 3.72
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Production
- 750 cases