Wine Profile

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. In this case, our Blind Trust is a wine in which the winemaker has full discretion over the blend, so you’ll just have to trust us.

The Blind Trust is the second label of our big Bordeaux inspired blends. Its robust taste profile and affordable pricing make it a solid investment.

Always a secretive blend, the 2023 vintage offers a fruit-forward mix of red and black fruits with cocoa powder and eucalyptus undertones. Dark purple and fuchsia in the glass, this unique blend has aromas of plum, licorice and raspberry coulis. The palate offers a mix of tar and roses with notes of fresh pomegranate The tannins are well-integrated and make this wine approachable now, while still offering the structure for cellaring. Enjoy now or hold until your investment has fully matured. Drink between 2026-2035

INSIDER TIP: Blind taste the Blind Trust and try to guess the varietals before disclosing the assets which are kept under wrap and seal of the capsule.  

winemaking notes

Grapes are handpicked and hand sorted both by cluster and berry upon arrival at the winery. Fermentation is done mainly in stainless steel, with some oak fermenters and extended maceration on some lots. While both Blind Trust and Portfolio, our flagship blend, are treated exactly the same for the first 15 months, the selection process is about making Portfolio the best it can be, while making the Blind Trust approachable and better suited for drinking early-on. Tough decisions indeed, especially when each vintage has hundreds of barrels with 6 varietals from a dozen vineyard blocks.

If you want to blind taste the Blind Trust, read no further.  Spoiler alert:  41% Merlot, 32% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot to create a multi-layered, complex wine. 

vintage notes

Although the Okanagan Valley had a slight delay to the growing season with cooler than average weather through April and May, the weather very quickly changed to a long, extended period of hot, dry days through the balance of the summer. We saw bud break at our Naramata vineyard at the beginning of May and kicked off our harvest by picking the first fruit on August 23rd for our traditional method sparkling wine. This was a full month earlier than vintage 2022, which was a very late and more moderate summer. Most of our varieties ripened a week or two earlier than normal due to the warm weather and lower yields. The low yields also brought good concentration to the flavours and ripe tannins for our Bordeaux-styled reds.

vineyard source

Fruit is from Perfect Hedge, Bear Cub and NKMIP Vineyards