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Trius Showcase 'Red Shale' Cabernet Franc 2020 VQA

Gold Medal – 92 points – WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada 2023
Silver Medal – 90 points – Decanter World Wine Awards, UK 202

Varietal: Cabernet Franc

Alcohol/Vol: 13.9%

Size: 750ml

Cellaring Potential: 2030

Sugar Content: 2.8 g/l

VQA


Exclusive pre-release. Only 4 cases available.

This single vineyard Cabernet Franc is a Showcase wine from our estate-owned Clark Farm Vineyard in the Four Mile Creek Sub-Appellation. Extra-dry this smooth Ontario Cabernet Franc is aged for 17 months in French Oak. Full bodied with flavours of blackberry, sweet spice and savoury herbs, pair with lamb chops, grilled red meats,

From a single vineyard to a single barrel, Showcase wines are the true expression of our passion for making great wine. Hand made from the best vineyard sites in Niagara, our unrushed approach to winemaking shines through in every bottle.
pre-release
$65.00
  • WINE MAKING

    Harvested from our estate-owned Clark Farm Vineyard, October 10 to 21, 2020 at 24.4° Brix. After traditional red wine making, the wine was transferred to French oak barrels for aging and malolactic fermentation. After 17 months of oak aging, the top barrels were selected for the final assemblage (40% new French oak barrels). Filtered only once at bottling, then given extensive bottle aging before release.

    FLAVOUR PROFILE

    Deep garnet colour with an aromatic bouquet of black currant, ripe blackberry, spice box, forest floor, oak, and earth, accented by a touch of licorice and eucalyptus. This full-bodied wine has soft drying tannins, great structure, moderate acidity, and great aging potential. On the palate, look for flavours of currant, blackberry, spice, and oak. The extra-dry, lingering finish shows juicy black fruits and sweet spice, mingling with a savoury mushroom and dried herb note.

    SERVING SUGGESTIONS

    Serve at a cool room temperature of 17 to 18ºC. Serve with medium rare grilled red meats, including beef and lamb; pepper steaks; two-year-old Canadian cheddar; braised meats; winter stews; earthy wild mushroom stews. Enjoy now through 2030; decanting is recommended if drinking now through 2025.

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