RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: KEW Vineyards Marches to the Cabernet Drum

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A blend of 38% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot. 13% of the blend was dried out in the appassimento fashion. Matured in French oak for 18 months.

Aroma: You can certainly discern slight richness in the aroma imparted by the appassimento influenced portion of the blend giving the wine a richness it would not otherwise have. Black cherry rules the roost with black currant, blueberry and vanilla.

Palate: Despite some of the richness on the nose the palate presents itself as stern hiding its fruit. Grippy tannins in that they cling lightly to the palate. Blackberry and cassis. Short and austere finish.

Personality: On my nose you might think of me as a softy but as far as marching I am a tough Canadian Highlander.

Food Match: Built for food and not sipping. Meaty pizza or Pasta a la Norma.

Cellarbility: Will tramp into 2027 nicely.

Price: $21 CDN.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 88/100. Natalie MacLean Community Score 88.

(Kew Vineyards 2020 Soldier’s Grant, VQA Niagara Peninsula, KEW Vineyards Estate Winery, Beamsville, Ontario, 750 mL 14.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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