2020 Stratus Sangiovese

Beautiful deep purple hue. Explosive nose of macerated Morello and black cherry, Kalamata olive, clove, candied violet, ginger cake, nutmeg, ash, and dark chocolate. With aeration showing wonderful savoury cooked Portobello mushroom, cedar plank, and black licorice notes. This wine shifts and changes with each nosing showing remarkable complexity. Medium bodied with firm, youthful, but elegant tannins.

Acidity keeps the wine alive and juicy. Impressive depth of flavour with a pleasing cacao bitterness in the finish. This wine will pair well with a wide range of foods.

Consider roasted herbed leg of Ontario lamb, veal saltimbocca, game meats with mushrooms, or firm sheep’s milk cheeses like Manchego, Pecorino Toscana, or Ossau Iraty.

2020 was a remarkable year for weather and wine in Ontario. Warmer than average winter months led to a cool dry April and May. The approach of summer brought a return of the hot weather with low precipitation and humidity. Similar conditions continued through August with only short, isolated, but intense thunderstorms. While temperatures began to naturally cool, sunshine remained throughout the autumn. The dry, sunny conditions were ideal for the full and complete maturation of grapes and contributed to a smooth harvest. Across the region, unseasonably warm weather delayed the icewine harvest resulting in a loss of tonnage. These temperature conditions postponed picking into the last week of January. While the overall grape crop was low, quality across all varieties was exceptional