2019 Whip’d Red Blend

$15.95

Jammy red and black fruits, cherry, raspberry, and blackberry, layered with cocoa, spice, leather, and floral notes.

Technical

Variety or Blend: 55.6% Gamay Noir, 24.1% Cabernet Franc, 10.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.7% Merlot, 0.7% Marechal Foche
Vineyard Designation: Sourced from Niagara Peninsula and our estate
Region: Ontario
Vine Age: 5-20 years
Soil: Varies by vineyard location. Mainly clay and loam with some limestone and sand on certain sites.
Wine Style: Dry
Oak: 30% Oak-aged for 10 months
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
PH: 3.51
TA: 7.2 g/L
Ageing: Drink now through 2025

Winemaking

At harvest we picked when the flavours were ideal and the sugars were high. The 2019 Whip’d Red was fermented in small 1-tonne vessels for optimal skin to juice ratio. Different yeast strains were used for complexity and character with best temperatures maintained throughout the fermentation process. After alcoholic fermentation was complete, each batch was gently pressed off of their skins in our Diemme Velvet bladder press, to settle before being racked and transferred to its ageing vessel where the wine went through malolactic fermentation. After malolactic fermentation was complete, blending trials were carried out with particular care.