2017 Red Icon 5L Jeroboam
WINE SPECS
Aged 18 months in 30% new French oak. 38% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 20% Petit Verdot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 2% Syrah.
TASTING NOTES
This vintage invites you in with rich, pronounced aromas of cassis, black cherry, bramble fruit and nutmeg. The palate with it’s well-balanced, smooth tannins shows further development of the dark fruit with further blueberry and chocolate notes. Elegantly balanced with a rich texture, bright acidity and smooth texture.
REVIEWS
2017 Red Icon - Canadian Wine of the Year, 2020 - Decanter
2017 Red Icon - 96 Points - Andy Howard MW, Decanter
2017 Red Icon - 94 Points - Ronan Sayburn MS, Decanter
2017 Red Icon - 96 Points - Beth Willard, Decanter
2017 Red Icon - Top Red Wine, Top 10 Red Blend, Top Value - WineAlign Guide to Canada's Best Wines
2017 Red Icon - 94 Points - David Lawrason, Sara D'Amato, John Schreiner
WINEMAKING
38% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 20% Petit Verdot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 2% Syrah.
Each vineyard block was individually hand picked and berry sorted. Blocks were then broken into small batches, cold soaked on their skins for four days and fermented for an additional 21 days on their skins in tank with twice daily pump overs. All batches are then barrel aged for 18 months in 30% new French oak. The barrels that were blended to create the Red Icon were chosen first for their specific attributes. For only the 2nd time, we have added Syrah to be blend. The 1st and only other time was 2009. The wine was blended prior to bottling, unfiltered.
| Alcohol %: | 14.6 |
| Titratable Acidity: | 6.6 g/L |
| Residual Sugar: | 2.3 g/L |
| PH: | 3.99 |
The 2017 vintage began slower than 2016, with a cool and wet spring. This left bud burst delayed slightly, but the delays didn’t last long with the first official day of summer bringing with it a warm, dry summer with temperatures above average and below average rainfall. The result was small berries, ripe with complexity and deep concentration. With small berries came lower juice yield and an overall smaller harvest. Expect this to be a stand out vintage for the Okanagan, though potentially hard to find given the smaller yield.
