Single Vineyard Collection
2020 Founder’s Block Gamay Noir
Beside the winery lies our first planting, the 1984 block that produced the lovely fruit for this Gamay Noir. This is a medium-bodied, fruit forward wine. Raspberry and cedar notes highlight the aroma, while the palate delivers a fine, silky texture.
About this wine
Old vines, planted in 1984 by our founder just to the south of the winery, and a long warm summer produced the lovely fruit for this Gamay Noir. An 11 cold soak to extract bright fruit flavours was followed by fermentation with 22 days total skin contact. Barrel aged for 9 months in French (31% new) & Hungarian oak, this wine is made in a Burgundian-style, resulting in a medium bodied, fruit forward wine.
- Type
- Red
- Varietal
- Gamay Noir
- Region
- British Columbia
- Appellation
- Naramata Bench
- Vintage
- 2020
- Harvest Date
- November 4, 2020
- Vineyard
- Founder's Block
- Grape Variety
- 100% Gamay Noir
- Fermentation
- 14 day cold soak; 23 day skin contact
- Élevage
- 8 months in French oak (33% new)
- Cases Produced
- 140
- Alcohol
- 13.8%