Karlo Estates Van Alstine Case, 2017

Karlo Estates Van Alstine Red Property Grown Prince Edward County
Van Alstine was the first-ever fortified wine to be made in Prince Edward County, produced from Frontenac Noir. Herbal leafy aromas combine with blackberries and cumin and lead to a ripe, rich palate. Brimming with sweet fruits, blackberries and cherries, it is well balanced with a deliciously more-ish cherry menthol finish.

Karlo Estates Van Alstine White Property Grown Prince Edward County
Burnt sugar, caramelized orange, vanilla and barley sugar complete the bouquet and follow onto the palate. This is a fortified wine which is relatively light with good depth of flavour and a nice bitter almond and marzipan finish. This wine, which would put most white ports from Portugal to shame, is produced from the American-French hybrid Frontenac grape. After a vine was noticed on the Karlo estate which had mutated from Frontenac Noir to Gris and then to Frontenac White, clippings were taken, propagated and grafted onto American rootstock. A one-acre site was planted becoming the first commercial Frontenac Blanc vineyard in Ontario.