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2001
Higher than normal temperature sring and summer with lower than normal precipitation with an average fall.
Wines are
full-bodied showing great structure and age-worthiness.
2001 CABERNET MERLOT
VQA
Aroma: Byng cherries & smoke
Palate: Minty raspberry with substantial tannins. A dusty cinnamon finish.
2002
Cooler than average spring, much warmer than average summer and fall with much lower than average precipitation
throughout the season. Wines have excellent structure and
age-worthiness. A true reserve vintage.
2002 FOCAL POINTE - Cabernet Franc
VQA
Bronze - 2007 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards
Aroma: Cassis, leather & violet
Palate: Spicy & silky with a long mocha finish
2002 BALANCE POINTE- Cabernet Merlot
VQA
Aroma: Elegantly oaked, deep chocolate & cherry
Palate: Follows the nose with a long finish
2004
Warmer than average spring, cooler than average summer & warm sunny fall.
2004 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Aroma: Mixed berry jam
Palate: Beautiful, big & jammy
2005
Cooler than average spring, hot summer and warm fall with much lower than average precipitation. White wines are very flavourful and have great acid balance. Red wines are still barrel aging and are showing elegant fruit and soft tannins. 2005 - another Vintage year. Aging potential!
2005 CABERNET MERLOT
VQA
Aroma:
Cassis, black cherry, black currant, spice, pepper, dark chocolate, leather.
Palate:
Leather and moderate tannins.
Opaque deep red in colour.
2005 FOCAL POINTE -Cabernet Franc
VQA
Aroma: Casis, leather & violet
Palate: Long, luscious smoky cherry notes, a hint of herbaceous cedar, and a finish that goes on and on
2005 BALANCE POINTE- Cabernet Merlot
VQA
Aroma: Elegantly oaked, deep chocolate & cherry
Palate: Beautifully balanced, plum and cherry fruit opening up to a cigar box & leather complexity
2006
Mild winter, hot and dry summer with a wet and cool fall. 2006 produced delicate wines with nice fruit flavours; high yield
2006 IDEAL POINTE - Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
VQA
Aroma: B
uttery rich baked apple, with tropical fruit, spicy oak, vanilla and butter.
Palate: Dry with good acidity, mid to heavy weight.
Award winning wine is big on the attack, with great oak/butter/vanilla filling in the mid palate, and ripe tannins on the long clean finish.
2006 SYRAH
VQA
Aroma: Dark stone fruit & white pepper
Palate: Pleasant with peppery spice finish
Warmer than average summer & fall with an average rainfall which produced fuller bodied wines. A reserve quality year. 2007 vintage has excellent prospects to produce high quality wine. With the long warm season, wines made from grapes that benefit from longer ripening times should show particularly well.
2007 FINE POINTE -Pinot Noir
VQA
Aroma: Fine earthy nose to dried spicy cherry
Palate: Bursting with cherry & a long mocha finish
2007 CABERNET FRANC
VQA
Aroma: Refined, elegant mocha
Palate: Follows the nose, intense dark cherry fruit & a long lasting finish
2008
Average spring and summer with a cooler than average fall. Red wines are still barrel aging,
excellent year for white wines. 2008 overall expects good potential for white wines, particularly
Riesling & Chardonnay. Also full bodied reds such as Cabernet
varieties
also benefitted from the dry
August in 2008.
2008 SAUVIGNON BLANC
VQA
Aroma:Classic grassy & grapefruit
Palate: Follow
s the nose, forward & bracing
2008 RIESLING
VQA
Aroma: Classic Petrol nose behind ripe orchard fruit
Palate: Great acidity, juicy fruit, loads of minerality
Cold winter & wet spring. Lower than average temperature and normal precipitation. Good vintage for all white varietals & early ripening reds.
2009 AUXERROIS
VQA
Aroma:
Spciy guava with a flinty note
Palate:
Rich bodied, bursting with exotic tropical fruit flavours; balanced acidity
2009 COLCHESTER CUVEE
Agri-Food Innovations Award Winner
Aroma: Meaty, leather & plum
Palate:
Well structured,
juicy
ripe cherry, lingering finish
Relatively mild and dry winter & spring, with a higher than average summer. Overall, 2010 will express maturity & balance for all varieties; a definite reserve year!
2010 PINOT GRIGIO
VQA
Aroma:
Quite lush, juicy tropical notes
Palate: Follows the aroma, good
intensity,
beautifully balanced
2010 CHARDONNAY
VQA
Aroma: Full, rich fruit & minerality
Palate: Elegant & refined, full bodied with a beautiful finish
2010 POINTE BLANC- Sauvignon Blanc
VQA
Aroma: Outstanding, opulent, rich notes of
passion fruit
Palate: Full, silky, exquisitely balanced.
Truly a Reserve
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