2007 Merlot

Tasting Notes: Red velvet in a bottle! Big, luscious, and full of ripe berries. The fruit for this well-crafted wine was sourced from several independent vineyards throughout the Okanagan Valley, giving it a complex nose and palate.

Food Pairings: Rich, well-balanced tannins allow this wine to pair well with both chicken and beef dishes. Enjoy!

Awards: Bronze - Northwest Wine Summit 2009 Bronze - Northwest Wine Summit 2010

Quotes: 87 Points Anthony Gismondi: "This is a solid effort and more what BC merlot is all about. Clean and round with fine red fruit aromas and flavours flecked with bits of dried herbs and a dash of mint and just a hint of acidty in the back end. Clean soft round long and ready to drink. Try this with a grilled steak."

Winemaking: Made from a kaleidoscope of vineyards and kept separate until blending. It's easy drinking with moderate oak and tannins. Designed for drinking tonight. Best value! We suggest that you decant this wine before enjoying. This will serve to “open up” the wine as well as remove any crystals that may have formed in the bottle. These crystals are potassium bi-tartrate, formed by tartaric acid—the predominant acid found naturally in grapes. Affectionately called “wine-diamonds”, these crystals are more often found in red wines because white wines undergo cold-stabilization—vigorous cooling and mixing to precipitate these crystals, followed by filtration. We treat our red wines as gently as possible and so have opted not to put them through this type of rigorous treatment.

Aging Potential: This wine is drinking beautifully now, and will continue to develop for several more years.

Date Bottled: August 2008

Release Date: October 1, 2009

# Cases Produced: 2000

Alcohol Content: 13.9

Bottle Size: 750

Price Per Bottle: $19.99