Cave Spring
Pinot Noir Estate VQA Beamsville Bench
2019
- Sustainable
$35.25
About this winery
More than three decades ago, the Pennachetti family helped to pioneer the cultivation of noble European grape varietals on the Niagara Peninsula with the planting of their first Riesling and Chardonnay vines at Cave Spring . In the years since, Cave Spring has established itself as one of Canada’s most acclaimed wineries, earning a reputation for crafting elegant and distinctive cool-climate wines in the heart of Ontario’s wine country. First named by European settlers in the late 18th...
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Product notes
2019 was a temperate vintage delivering average heat and precipitation. Yield for Pinot Noir was slightly below average, resulting in succulent, well structured wines with medium to long-term ageing potential.
Production notes
Five week maceration and fermentation in small, open vats using exclusively indigenous yeasts and 30% stem return; gravity feed to press; barrel ageing for 15 months in 2nd–6th fill, 225L and 500L French oak; minimal sulphite additions; the finished wine is unfiltered
Tasting notes
Colour : Medium ruby. Nose : Fragrant aromas of cranberry, forest floor, cassis and black tea over top scents of toffee, pencil shavings, clove and thyme. Palate : Medium bodied with a firm structure and jammy, raspberry fruit up front; granular tannins and supple edges flesh out the middle, combining with undertones of reduced cranberries, cinnamon and steeped tea; the finish is layered and refined, with crushed cherry fruit punctuated by hints of graphite, white pepper and coffee grinds.