Pearl Morissette Niagara Vineyards Furie, VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, #

Lot

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon #

Ambient yeast, no new oak and extended lees contact make this quite unlike most Bordeaux blends you’ve encountered, so it is best to approach it as advertised – a red blend. Stylistic choices aside, it is still clearly a quality wine. It has a deep opaque ruby appearance, the nose offering medium-intensity aromas: a balsamic element, notes of tomato leaf/tomatillo, sour black plum, chokeberry, wood spice/clove, a touch of game, bell-pepper stew and pickling spices appear with some air. On the dry palate, it shows a medium-plus acidity and a medium-plus frame: extract, super-fine powdery tannins and body, a nice length and intensity with replays and echoes of the aromas – dark fruit, balsamic notes, graphite, earth/beet juice, game and tomato, and a long finish. An introvert for sure, it has a poise, a breed and a persistence. 2025-2028–IR

13%

Balsamic, tomato leaf/tomatillo, sour black plum, chokeberry, clove, game, bell pepper stew and pickling spices

Dark fruit, balsamic notes, graphite, earth/beet juice, game and tomato

Grilled bone-in ribeye with blue cheese