A deep, dark red wine. Ripe flavours of currant and blueberry fruit. Spicy, rich and smooth. Toasty oak finish.

Extended maceration and vigorous cap management during fermentation to extract natural rich fruit and intensity of colour and flavour. Combination of new and 1-2 year old American oak, aged in barrel for 14 months.

From old vines shovel-planted as far back as 1984 by the Speck Brothers, Ontario's Baco Noir pioneers, come grapes that have maturity, great depth of flavor, structure, and finesse. These old vines produce less fruit resulting in rich wines with black currant and spice flavours. The vines are old because they are good, not good because they are old.

Our Estate vineyards are all grown within the small Short Hills Bench appellation and are our most representative expression of this place. With 90% of the region's south facing slopes, this is one of the warmest areas to grow grapes in Niagara. A diurnal shift of 13°C means warm days and cool nights, perfect for flavour development. Our vineyards are adjacent to the Short Hills Provincial Park, an ancient valley that was once a cataract formed simultaneously with Niagara Falls. The heavy clay soils, with their tossed up limestone, naturally limit the yields per vine and make for wines of intensity and character. Through rigorous declassification they are limited in production.

Our most versatile food wine. Venison or lamb on the grill, tomato based pasta dishes or vegetarian chili.