The Okanagan’s 2024 freeze event was an unprecedented shake-up—one that tested even the most diversified portfolios. While our vineyards weather the storm and we continue to invest in the future, we remain committed to crafting wines that meet the high
standards of our shareholders. This wine is a limited-edition release featuring fruit sourced from the Pacific Northwest and Australia—an opportunity to showcase the strength of diversification in winemaking.
INSIDER TIP: Partially aged in a concrete egg and neutral oak, to create amazing mouthfeel and texture.
This small cap release is a tribute to how wine was made in ancient times. Using a hands-off winemaking approach, working with 500L terracotta Clay Amphorae. Viognier is a late ripening variety that requires a long growing season to fully ripen. For this reason, this fruit comes from two vineyards in Osoyoos..
INSIDER TIP: Viognier is an ancient grape variety, possibly from Dalmatia, and brought to the Rhône Valley in 281 by Romans.
This small cap release is a tribute to how wine was made in ancient times. Using a hands-off winemaking approach, working with 500L terracotta Clay Amphorae. The grapes for this small lot were whole cluster pressed and fermented using wild yeast in a single clay Amphora. The long and slow fermentation allowed for lots of lees stirring and a partial malolactic fermentation to occur. The result is a wine that challenges you to define it to a specific region or style.
INSIDER TIP: The name "Sauvignon Blanc" comes from the French words Sauvage (wild) and blanc (white). The sauvignon blanc grape was first mentioned in literature in 1477 and was widely planted in the Bordeaux region by the 1600s.
A blind trust is a financial trust in which the executors have full discretion over the assets, and the trust beneficiaries have no knowledge of the holdings of the trust. Our Blind Trust is a wine in which the winemaker has full discretion over the blend so you’ll just have to trust us.
Insider Tip: Blind taste the Blind Trust before peeling back the capsule to reveal this year's varietals.
Making a well-balanced Chardonnay is a challenge that requires both a level of judgment and restraint to fully showcase the fruit characteristics, together with fullness and finesse.
Silver Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards 2024
“Lemony aromas with notes of sweet cream and hints of floral and herbal undertones. Quite long and approachable.”
