This is an estate grown blend of merlot, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon fermented in French oak barrels and aged 30 months therein as well. It has a generous, complex nose with sweet oak vanillin, spice and toast framing herbal notes, some graphite and currant-like fruit. Very much more in a Bordeaux style than California, which is common for Niagara. It is medium-full bodied, streamlined and very well balanced with smooth texture, warmth and fine tannin. There is a lot going on here and the length is excellent. Best now to 2028. Tasted June 2022. Score – 91. (David Lawrason, winealign.com)