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2020 Cuvée Heritage

red
$75.20
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Reminiscent of chasing your soulmate through the cool and misty moor, this wine is powerful, tortured, and epic!

Nose: This wine leaps from the glass with a big nose of blackberry, mulberry, inkwell, cocoa, white pepper, and baking spices.

Palate: A full and rich palate with real density and power shows blackberry, raspberry, and fig, with leather, cocoa, nutmeg, and smoker fennel sausage to provide a complex and intriguing background.

Finish: The firm tannic frame is held together by balanced acidity. This vintage can be cellared for well over a decade.

Pairing: This wine is for that special occasion you’ve been looking for a reason to celebrate. It will handle any dense protein you want to enjoy like prime rib and any other choice cuts of grilled meat. My favorite pairing is enjoyed by the light of a fireplace with a copy of Wuthering Heights in-hand.

Cuvée Heritage is the third vintage of our flagship red blend, but the first called Heritage – in homage to Ilya & Nadia’s Ukrainian heritage, and with an intention of building a heritage of tremendous red blends at Leaning Post.

2020 has been touted as the vintage of the century. All grapes were hand-picked at optimal ripeness, hand-sorted, spontaneously fermented, and aged separately in barrel for 20 months. Blending trials lasted weeks and many iterations were assembled before the final blend was agreed on. Never has Leaning Post made a blend with Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah as dominant components – the best vintage of this blend to date!

Vintage: 2020

Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - 29%; Syrah - 27%; Cabernet Franc - 25%; Merlot - 18%

Appellation: Niagara Peninsula

Total Production: 135 cases

Average Brix at Harvest: 23.0

Acidity: 6.4 g/L

Alcohol: 14%

Residual Sugar: 2g/L

Back Vintages

  • 2018

  • 2016

Tasting Notes

The second vintage in our flagship red blend – only produced in the best years when all varieties are in use and can be picked at optimal ripeness. The best of the 2018 vintage is on display here! This wine practically jumps out of the glass with a big nose of blackberry, mulberry, fig, graphite, and white pepper. A full, rich, and silky palate shows raspberry, blueberry, and plum, with leather, cocoa, nutmeg, and smoked fennel sausage providing a complex and intriguing background. The firm tannic frame is held together by balanced acidity, making this a wine that can be cellared for a decade or more. To enjoy now, decant for a minimum of 2 hours and pair with short ribs, herb-crusted lamb, or other game meats.

Winemaker's Notes

2018 was a surprisingly ripe vintage and the resulting wines required a new assemblage of Cuvée Heritage. All grapes were hand-picked at optimal ripeness, hand-sorted, spontaneously fermented, and aged separately in barrel for 20 months. Blending trials lasted weeks and many iterations were assembled before the final blend was agreed on.

Tasting Notes

This wine is the first blend to be produced by Leaning Post – going forward, it will only be produced in the best years when all varieties are in use and can be picked at optimal ripeness. This wine bursts with raspberry jam, Bing cherry, cedar, chocolate, lavender, lilac, and mint. The tannins are dominant on the palate, also exhibiting raspberry and blackberry jams, baking spices, and chocolate along with vanilla, leather, and some meatiness. To enjoy now, decant for a minimum of 2 hours and pair with short ribs, herb-crusted lamb, or other game meats.

Winemaker’s Notes

The long and warm 2016 vintage was the perfect opportunity for us to kick-off this blend of a full-bodied red. All grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, something that can be rare in Niagara. Blending trials lasted weeks and many iterations were assembled before the final blend was agreed upon. We think this wine shows the best of the 2016 vintage and we hope you agree!

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