Pelee Island Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Review
Winemaker’s Notes:
The Cabernet Sauvignon is the world’s most renowned grape variety for producing fine, long-lived red wines. The combination of tannins, pigments and flavour compounds produce big wines that evolve over the years into wines with a distinct and subtle bouquet.
Our Cabernet Sauvignon is VQA Pelee Island, meaning that it is 100% Pelee Island and certainly does justice to the unique growing conditions on the Island.
Long, hot and dry summers have augmented this small berries’ characteristics, with hand-picked care and 15 months of oak aging in French and Hungarian oak barrels to produce a wine that will only improve over the next decade….and beyond.
These grapes were harvested in mid-October when they had reached 21 degrees brix. Following the harvest they spent 7 days in a rotor fermenter.
This wine has the ability to stand up to red meat in sauce or grilled game and even sausages. Its hearty staying power makes it a great winter warm-up!
GRAPES: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc
BRIX: 21°
ALCOHOL: 13%
ACID: 5.1 g/L
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.8 g/L
VQA Pelee Island
Price: 750 mL $24.95
AWARDS:
Intervin International Wine Awards 2009 – Silver
Canadian Wine Awards 2008 – Bronze
Challenge International Du Vin France 2008 – Bronze
Ontario Wine Awards 2008 – Silver
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Cab Sauvignons from the Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Island region tend to be a bit more expensive then some of the other local reds. Wines that approach the $25 mark do concern me as I expect them to deliver more. Not to worry, this wine is an excellent value for what you get.
It’s big, its bold and it is very good.
Big fruit taste hits the palate first. The tannins are perfect in this wine creating a nice balnce from start to finish.
I just check at the winery and this one is almost sold out. Buy this one now if you still can!! It will be good in your cellar for years to come.