A rosé with uncommon depth, structure and character. Dry, round and weighty, Windsock Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé combines red fruit with vanilla, cedar and a subtle undertone of tobacco. Serve it just off room temperature like a red wine, and bring it to the table with roast poultry, pork or a rich cream sauce.

Wine Style

Dry, medium-bodied, oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé

Quick Impressions

Red berries · Vanilla · Cedar · Crabapple

Perfect With

Serve just off room temperature, like a red wine.

Tasting Notes

Windsock's bright pink colour suggests fun, sweetness and whimsy, but this wine is anything but that! It is a structured, weighty rosé. Aromatics of oak and red fruit complement the wine's complex palate. You will sense vanilla, cedar, crabapple, mint and red berries, with an undertone of tobacco. Dry, weighty, round, medium-bodied and unique.

Vinification

In 2018, assistant winemaker Chris Protonentis identified a vineyard block of Cabernet Sauvignon that was flavour-ripe without sky-high sugars. The fruit was purchased, hand-harvested and sorted, then cold-soaked for five days after crushing. It was cool-fermented in stainless steel and aged for eight months in French oak barrels.

Key Details

• Vintage: 2018
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Oak Aging: Eight months in French oak barrels
• Appearance: Deep salmon pink
• Serving Temperature: Just off room temperature

Why Windsock?

Windsock Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé is named for the windsock that flies over the farm indicating wind strength and direction to local pilots. This is Ontario's most high-flying pink!

The Story Behind the Wine

"I'd wanted to make this wine for years. Finding Cabernet Sauvignon that's flavour-ripe without sky-high sugars is incredibly difficult, but in 2018, assistant winemaker Chris Protonentis identified a vineyard block that showed exactly that potential.

We purchased the fruit, hand-harvested and sorted it, cold-soaked it for five days after crushing, cool-fermented it in stainless steel, then aged it for eight months in French oak barrels.

The result is a rosé with uncommon depth, structure and character. We like to call it Ontario's Highest Flying Rosé. Bottled in a substantial flint glass bottle more often associated with premium spirits, it has exactly the kind of presence on the table that this wine deserves."

What the Experts Say

• Appearance: Deep salmon pink colour.
• Nose: A nose of wild strawberries.
• Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, strawberry and cranberry flavours with zesty acidity that give the wine great length on the palate.
• Critic Rating: 90 points – Tony Aspler