Tamarack Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Reserve 2015 (750ml) Burgenland

Tamarack Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Reserve 2015 (750ml) BurgenlandWINEMAKER NOTES A beautiful blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc, 12% Petit Verdot, and 12% Merlot. Aged in 100% French oak, 50% new and 50% 2nd vintage barrels coopered from select forests of Boutes, Sylvain, Taransaud for 24 months. VINEYARD NOTES Ciel du Cheval Vineyard located in the Red Mountain Appellation was the first vineyard planted on Red Mountain in 1972. Owner Jim Holmes farms the vineyard on this revered site and credits

6 g/lABV: 20%AGING: Aged for 2 years in large

The blend: The Chateau La Fleur Cardinale 2020 was made from a blend of Merlot (77%)

The concentrated and mature flavors are lovely

The finish is very elegant and harmonious

black currant) and roasted coffee beans

I decanted the wine in the morning and consumed it that evening and again the following evening

swaggering wine

The wine was fermented with native yeast in open-top fermenters with about ten percent whole cluster before resting in neutral French barrique for 11 months

Hints of spices

There is a lot of density in this Le Clarence and a little more structure than usual

in a few years

Veeder and Oakville