2021 Reserve Malbec
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Malbec
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Harvest Date
Oct. 9th, 2021
Acid
5.65 g/L
Aging
17 months in both French (60%) and American (40%) , 22% new
Fermentation
it was a very slow and long ferment - 41 days
Bottling Date
July 19th, 2023
Residual Sugar
2.3 g/L
Alcohol %
14.7
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The colour is deep and inky, with earthy notes reminiscent of wild sage and eucalyptus. Hints of haskap and blueberry add to its complexity. This is a savoury wine with great structure, promising a beautiful finish.
Winemaker Notes
The grapes for this Malbec were hand picked the first week of October. The ferment was long and slow, taking about 41 days to complete. The Malbec was pressed off in mid November, then put into barrel for Malolactic Fermentation (MLF), which took about 3 weeks. After MLF completed, the wine was racked and blended in a large stainless steel tank, then returned to the same barrels. The wine stayed in barrel until its July bottling.
Production
284 cases - 17 months in both French (60%) and American (40%) Oak, 22% new