2007 Platinum Malbec
$55
CSPC 223735
UPC 778913 067617
Our very best wines are bottled as Platinum. It’s our reminder that the choices we make have to add up to one better than gold. Made from clone 598, the Platinum Malbec was so gorgeous that some had to be bottled by itself rather than blended. Hand-harvested exclusively from our Desert Ridge Vineyard in Osoyoos, we aged the 2007 vintage 20 months in 100% French oak from Coopers Taransaud, Vicard, Fouquet, Sylvain and Darguad & Jaegle. Without these details, our Malbec wouldn’t be Platinum. And the results show in every bottle. On that, you have our word.
wine review
“I can do no better than to quote my notes after tasting this in barrel last fall: “It is one of the best Malbecs I have tasted in British Columbia (or Argentina). The wine begins with an aroma of spice, violets and lavender that explodes from the glass. On the palate, there are flavours of black cherry, spicy dark plum and chocolate.” At the recent tasting, I also noted blackberry, coffee and leather. This is a complex and satisfying wine.” 95/100
– John Schreiner
tasting notes
Sweet pipe tobacco aromas compliment black licorice and Bing cherry. The palate displays rose petal, blackberry fruit, sweet oak and cedar notes. This Malbec has mouth filling red berry fruit flavours with soft, silky tannins and a very long finish.
culinary notes
Recommended with fresh salmon, roast lamb, turkey, duck and pork. Pairs well with medium to firm cheeses.
Harvest Date:
October 25, 2007
Blend:
100% Malbec
Fermentation:
Stainless steel, Pneumatage 2 times daily
Aging:
20 months French oak
Bottling Date:
August 25, 2009
Release Date:
April 22, 2010
Cases Produced:
84
Alcohol:
14.5%
Total Acid:
6.60g/l
Residual Sugar:
1.00g/l
pH:
3.39