2006 Poetica Cabernet Merlot VQA

$57.95 / 750ml (Ontario Price Shown)

Wine Lovers' Notes:

On the Bottle

featuring the poem
If I Had a Name Like Rosie Fernandez
by Wendy Morton

If I had a name like Rosie Fernandez
I would wear gardenias and orchids
in my hair.
I would buy some hot sauce
called “ Jump up and kiss me”.
I would offer it to strangers.

If I had a name like Rosie Fernandez
I would know how to tango,
I would sing anywhere,
I would tap dance on sidewalks.
I would fall in love insistently,
spend hours in cafes
with a broken heart
and good coffee.

Oh, if I had a name like Rosie Fernandez,
I would know it.

In the Glass

In Print

"There are aromas of tobacco, suede, cedar, red & black currants, and dark chocolate with a hint of lead pencil and soft spice. It is full-bodied with firm tannins that could still use some time to soften and integrate more. Red cherry, cranberry, and red & black currant flavours are evident on the long finish. Drink until 2018".
- Sarah Goddard, Sommelier Scribbler

4½ stars out of 5 — "Its debut Cabernet Merlot underscores the overarching house philosophy: Niagara wines have the capacity to be both serious and age worthy. This is an extremely fine Bordeaux blend, with firm structure and layers of rich fruit, savoury herbal and oak-derived notes."
– Christopher Waters, The Review

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Wendy Morton

Author of four collections of poetry and a long-time resident of Sooke, B.C. on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Wendy Morton brought poetry out of coffee houses and onto the streets as the founder of Random Acts of Poetry, a week-long event that links poets nationwide with audiences in unlikely places. "Poetry is the shortest distance between two hearts,” says Morton. “Poetry can connect us with each other as no other art form I know.” “I have been WestJet’s poet of the skies, Chrysler’s poet of the road, and now I’m Southbrook’s Poet of the Vines,” she says. “I love the idea of it. I’m a person who thinks poetry should be everywhere.”

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Winemaker's Notes:

In the Vineyard

In the Winery

In the Cellar

Contains estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Our first harvest!