2020 Founder’s Block Gamay Noir

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%