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2008 Triomphe Cabernet Franc VQA
Certified Organic & Biodynamic
$21.95 / 750ml (Ontario Price Shown)
2008 Triomphe Cabernet Franc Food Recipes
Wine Lovers' Notes:
In the Glass
Ripe cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant with remarkably little herbal quality. Smooth on the front-end with solid tannin and good length. A touch of black pepper and tobacco on the finish. Good acidity will assist cellaring.
In Print
Bronze Medal - 2011 Canadian Wine Awards
"This is a nicely elegant, dense wine for a Cab Franc from the 2008 vintage - one of the better Francs from the vintage to date. It has a sense of cohesion and style, with honest Cab Franc raspberry/currant fruit and red pepper flavours generously framed by oak tobacco and some chocolate. It drinks well, nicely balanced, dry with some oak on the finish. Very good to excellent length. Best now to 2014".
- David Lawrason, WineAlign.com
"Rich, savoury and juicy with aromas of redcurrant and cranberry. This wine was aged in both French and American oak. No fining agent was used for this organic wine so it's suitable for vegans & vegetarians. Food matches: braised beef ribs in a Cabernet sauce, steak".
- Natalie Maclean, NatDecants
"This certified organic and biodynamic wine is cool-climate Cabernet Franc in the best sense. The unmistakable fragrance of the grape variety greets you, with appealing floral, cherry and red pepper notes on the nose. On the palate, its supple and almost creamy texture conveys black licorice, dark fruit and refined tannins. The tannin/acid balance is pitch-perfect here, making for a flavourful red that will improve over the course of three to five years in bottle".
- Tony Aspler, Winerytohome.com
In your Life
Try braising beef ribs in a cabernet sauce. No fining agent was used so suitable for vegans & vegetarians.
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Winemaker's Notes:
In the Vineyard
| Varietal: |
85% Cabernet Franc,
15% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Appellation: |
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Harvested: |
October 21 and 24, 2008 |
| Vineyard: |
Estate-grown (Four Mile Creek sub-appellation) |
| Brix at harvest: |
21.7° and 22.3° |
In the Winery
| Alcohol: |
13.3% |
| Titratable Acidity: |
6.2 g/l |
| ph: |
3.54 |
| Residual Sugar: |
2 g/l |
| Bottled: |
May 12, 2010 |
| Closure: |
Natural cork |
| Cases Produced: |
392 |
| Release Date: |
April 15, 2011 |
In the Cellar
Hand-harvested from our estate vineyard, leaf plucked by our resident flock of Newfoundland and Rambouillet sheep.
Cluster sorting, destemming and 50% crushing of grapes to stainless steel as well as oak vats. Indigenous fermentation over four weeks. Cap management via delestage three times daily with gentle manual pigage during the finish of maceration. Gently pressed and settled prior to barrel aging in both French and American oak. Wine was unfined. Certified organic by Pro-Cert and certified biodynamic by Demeter Canada.
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