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FAMILY TREE RED 2016 VQA Ontario
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer HENRY OF PELHAM
This is one of 73 items (130 releases) not presented for evaluation under new LCBO policies. Assessed from a sample sent by the winery. Here is my note: Very deep intense purple colour. Intense, slightly spicy, attractive, ripe plum-black cherry puree nose with some gentle cedary notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, harmonious, fairly spicy, intense, plummy, crancherry flavours with a lingering, crisp, rather cedary, wood-smoke-mocha-chocolate-tinged, fairly high acid finish. Ready-to-drink and great for bbq ribs. This new blend of 32% Syrah, 30% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Baco Noir was aged for 17 months in 65% French oak and 35% American oak. It has 13.5% alcohol and 3.4 g/L residual sugar. Some 478 cases were produced. The 2017 (**/**+) was released on January 19, 2019 at $18.95. CSPC 247882
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Hen Pel
Country Canada
Region Ontario
Rating **/**+(88.5 points)
Juicy, Spicy, Ripe Black Cherry
LCBO Text Status Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy
TASTING NOTE: I love Family Tree blends from Henry of Pelham. These are wines designed for entertaining. They over deliver on their price and offer something that everyone at your table can enjoy whether they are a casual wine drinker or a hardened snob. The red version is interesting because on the nose it definitely screams Niagara Cab Franc and Merlot with raspberry and blackberry. When you take your first sip it feels like Syrah that has felt the caress of a warm summer as it offers wood smoke and black licorice but as this wine makes a graceful exit it leaves a hint of spice and nice acidity. I plan on enjoying this with beef from my oven or my grill. Score - 4 Stars (out of 5) (André Proulx, andrewinereview.ca, March 14, 2018) Price $ 18.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - May 25, 2019
Cases bought 71 (12 bottles per case)

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