CHÂTEAU 2022
Drawing from the savoir-faire of six generations of winemaking in Bordeaux, CHÂTEAU 2022 is the 7th vintage of a new tradition of Grand Vin. Unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Notes
"Cool-toned and savory, with cassis, currant, mint, red plum, pepper and a faint herbal-hemp note. The palate is medium-full and well-shaped, with Cabernet-family lift and a tidy tannic frame. More complex than plush, and better for it; a composed, food-friendly Okanagan red." Evan Goldstein, MS
Food Pairing
Lamb shanks grilled on grapevine wood. Harvest-fresh squashes and brussel sprouts. Pan-fried sweet breads. Anniversaries, best friends.
Terroir
Merlot is grown at Kozier Organic Vineyard on the Naramata Bench, on west-facing slopes overlooking Okanagan Lake. Soils include both granite gravel and finer glacial sediments. Cabernet Sauvignon is grown just north of Oliver, on well-sorted rounded river rock and gravel, a remnant of post-glacial riverbed.
Winemaking
Hand-picked, separated into small lots to ferment in stainless steel.
Aging
Aged for 14 months in French oak barrels, 15% new.
Cellaring
Aging Potential
12 Years
Drink Window
2026-2038
Reviews & Accolades
Gold medal, National Wine Awards of Canada 2026
91 points - Evan Goldstein MS, WineAlignTechnical Specifications
- Residual Sugar
- 2.06 g/l
- Total Acidity
- 7.05 g/l
- pH
- 3.69
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 14.4%
- Production
- 400 cases