2020 Passito

Blend: 86% Marechal Foch, 14% Leon Millot

Passito is named for the art of drying grapes after harvest for elevated intensity and roundness in our cool climate red wine. We started drying freshly picked grapes on October 19 and used a controlled flow of air over the berries for 10 days, monitoring sugar concentration and quality development every day. We follow the age-old appassimento traditions of ripasso winemaking made famous in northern Italy using a double fermentation on the dried skins. We researched this red wine style for five years at Kentville Research and Development Centre in the winery’s early years and find parallels with the dried fig characters that Italian versions have.

The 2020 Passito is a blend of Marechal Foch and Leon Millot with an impressive 68% dried grapes at 25.2 Brix and ripasso methods of dried grape skin and lees contact. Matured 18 months in 5year+ aged American oak barrels. The goal is to develop round tannins during barrel aging with balanced subtle oak flavour. Bottled June 2022. Dry with notes of cherry, cocoa, cracked pepper and soft, supple tannins.

Wine is vegan.  Organic beeswax  seal over cork.

Suitable for vegan diets

Try with our family favourite, Black Bean Burgers