2020 GSM Formerly 'Golden Egg' A bright garnet colour with an enticing bouquet of blue plum, dark cherry, black pepper, spice box, leather, smoky oak, forest floor, and earth. This medium to full-bodied wine has moderate drying tannins, good structure, and moderate acidity. Flavours of red and black berries mingle with notes of baking spice and savoury herbs. Dark plum, along with savoury notes of mushroom, spice box, earth, and oak linger on the extra-dry finish.
WINEMAKING The 2020 vintage of the “GSM” is a blend of 55% Grenache, 29% Syrah, and 16% Mourvèdre. The Syrah grapes were harvested first from Osprey Ridge Vineyard in Oliver on October 26th, they were destemmed, crushed, and then inoculated with a non-Sacc yeast while waiting for the Grenache (Shaw Vineyard in Osoyoos) and Mourvèdre (Loranger Vineyard in Osoyoos) to arrive on October 29th, both were destemmed and crushed into the same tank as the Syrah. They all underwent a sequential inoculation and fermentation for 28 days on skins then pressed and sent to tank. Then put in barrel for malolactic fermentation and ageing for 18 months in both French (86%) and Armenian (14%) oak, (40% new oak).
FLAVOUR PROFILE A bright garnet colour with an enticing bouquet of blue plum, dark cherry, black pepper, spice box, leather, smoky oak, forest floor, and earth. This medium to full-bodied wine has moderate drying tannins, good structure, and moderate acidity. Flavours of red and black berries mingle with notes of baking spice and savoury herbs. Dark plum, along with savoury notes of mushroom, spice box, earth, and oak linger on the extra-dry finish.
FOOD SUGGESTIONS Wonderful wine to sip and savour while fireside. Serve with herbed wild fowl, lamb stew with savoury herbs, crown roast of pork with rich stuffing, prime rib, grilled red meats, rosemary rack of lamb, spiced London broil, roasted root vegetables.
12% alcohol
7.8 g/l (1)
750ml
Malbec
Pairs Well With Sea Food
