Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery only ships products within Canada.
Chestnut Tree Cabernet Franc, 2018
Shipped and sold by Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
Vinified from hand-picked 100% estate grown fruit (10yr old vines in 2018) in the Vinemount Ridge sub-appellation. After pressing, the wine was hand-plunged twice a day for 28 days in bins before transfer to tank to complete fermentation. The wine was aged for 22 months in French and American oak.
Critic's Rating
Decanter World Wine Awards 2022, Silver Medal
This was a featured wine in September's Wine Club package, 2021.
Geographical Indication: VQA Niagara Peninsula
Vineyard: Estate vineyard
Residual Sugar: 4 g/L
Cases Produced: 280
Appearance: Semi-opaque. Medium garnet core.
Nose: Dark cherry, earth, green pepper, smoke, hints of green herbs and pepper spice.
Palate: Medium acid, medium tannin, medium body. Blackberry, black currant, dark raspberry, licorice, green pepper, and an herbal note. Hints of black pepper and smoke.
Quality: Outstanding. 90 points. Drink now or hold 1 – 2 years.
Food Pairing: Pepper-crusted beef tenderloin, dark chocolate-covered blueberries, lamb meatballs with raisin pesto, chicken stew with biscuits, and eggplant parmesan.
