2021 Égalité

2021 Égalité

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Varietals, Vineyard & Harvest: 100% estate-grown and hand-picked. Equal parts, or one barrel each of, Cabernet Franc picked 2 November 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, both picked 28 October 2021.

Winemaking: Wines vinified separately by natural fermentation, barrel-aged 17-months in largely neutral French oak and blended for bottling. Estate bottled unfined and unfiltered 3 May 2023.

Wine Description: A perfumed nose of ripe berries, cassis, blackberry, menthol, licorice, cedarwood and spice notes.  Medium-bodied with an elegant mix of red and dark berries, plum, earth, anise and soft wood spices on the palate. The wine provides a long finish framed by fine and smooth tannins. Drinking well from mid-2024 to 2034.

Acidity & pH: 5.9 g/L TA; pH of 3.42

Sweetness: Fully dry on the palate containing 1.8 g/L residual sugar.

Alcohol by Volume: 13.0%

Production: 71 cases

 

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Independent Wine Reviews

Tony Aspler, Égalité 2021, (90 Points) Deep purple colour; cedary, black and redcurrant bouquet with oak spice and vanilla notes; medium-bodied, dry, mouth-filling flavours of blackcurrant and plum with supple tannins on the finish. (Tasted December 2024) 

Égalité 2021 92-23 points)— This 100% estate-grown and hand-picked red wine is equal parts, or one barrel each of, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. The grapes were vinified separately, wild fermented and barrel-aged for 17-months in mostly neutral French oak then blended for bottling, unfiltered. This is the first in what will eventually be the top tier at Black Bank Hill. Such an inviting and perfumed nose of ripe red berries, cassis, plums, subtle earthy notes, and elegant spices. It’s a bold blend with an elegant disposition and shows a nicely harmonic mix of red and dark berries, earthy/savoury notes, fine grained tannins, chalky minerality, anise and that fine, spicy edge that only the best French oak barrels can impart. Such verve and finesse on the long finish. Can age confidently until 2032 and beyond. (Tasted May, 2024)

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