Reserve Reds
2002 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: VQA Niagara Peninsula
Varietal Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Bottled: 242 cases. August 4th, 2005
Drinkability: Drink or Hold [As of Nov. 09]
Fruit for our 2002 reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from two vineyards on the St. David’s Bench and a third site in Niagara-on-the-Lake, harvested in late October at 22.1ºBrix. Fruit lots were vinified separately in small 800-kg batches, utilizing the traditional method of punch-down of the cap. Four different yeast strains were used. After a short post-ferment maceration, wines were pressed off into a mixture of French and American oak barriques. Malolactic fermentation in barrel. Aged in oak for 23 months. Of the 12 barrels that are in the final cuvée, there were eight French and four American barriques; five of the barrels were new oak. Recommended ageing: 2008-2012.
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Recipes
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2002
Silver – Toronto Wine & Cheese Competition 2006
Silver – International Wine & Spirit Competition 2006, London, England
Silver – Cellars of the World International Wine Competition 2006
Gold – Best Cabernet Sauvignon, Canadian Wine Awards 2006
Best in Class — International Wine & Spirit Competition 2006, London, England
2002
4 Stars — 2002 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Christopher Waters, VINES Magazine, Sept/Oct 2006
Fruit from three Niagara on the Lake vineyards was combined to create this tempting Cabernet Sauvignon. This provocative red is made in a flashy, attention getting style that possesses everything you could want from a Cabernet: dark, macerated fruit, mocha-tinged oak spice and a long, lingering finish.
David Lawrason, Wine Access Magazine 2006
This is a crackerjack cabernet, one of the best I’ve tasted from Niagara, in any vintage. Deep colour. Very generous, modern New World-inspired blackberry, cedar, toast, leather and chocolate on the nose Medium-full bodied, firm yet shows some creaminess and delicacy as well. Delicious, with excellent length. Very spicy. Just a bit green for 90 points. Mouthwatering. Best now to 2012.
