2016 Wisteria Tree Cabernet Franc Icewine

2016 Wisteria Tree Cabernet Franc Icewine is named for the amazing wisteria vine planted by Sue-Ann's grandmother that graces Sue-Ann's front garden. 

SILVER, 2018 INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION

BRONZE, 2018 INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE

2016 was a hot dry year, perfect for red wine production. This prompted Sue-Ann to take a chance and let a few rows of her amazing Cabernet franc hang on the vine into winter to make Icewine.

At harvest, Sue-Ann discovered that the fruit was so tightly adhered to the pedicle, it was impossible to pick by machine! Instead, a crew picked the grapes by hand and Sue-Ann pressed the fruit, yielding a very small amount of juice.  

She fermented the juice with specially selected yeast before letting the wine age for 8 months on lees in a recoopered French oak barrel. Production totals were small, with only 62 cases available at release. 

Tasting notes: Luscious.  Opulent.  Unique.  This Icewine is a classic.  Nuances of lifted strawberry and cedar with a confectionary tone allude to the succulent palate that follows.  Subtle wild raspberry notes migrate from nose to the palate accompanied by an array of sun warmed berries. Suggestions of vanilla and cedar allude to the barrel time for this most berry-filled Icewine. 

• Harvest Date January 8, 2017
• Blend 100% Cabernet Franc
• Alcohol 9.5%
• Residual Sugar 203.2 g/L
• Titratable Acidity 10.2 g/L
• pH 3.58
• Cases Produced 62 cases