An extremely long, warm growing season created fruit of deep colour and flavour with full tannin ripeness, inspiring the team to create a Reserve wine. Sourced from a warm Naramata site above the lake, the whole-berry fruit was given a 7-day cold soak and fermented with 20 days total skin contact. New and used French oak barrels were selected at 12 ½ months maturation and blended for this elegant wine.