Black Bank Hill - Runway Red, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara, Canada (2021)

TASTING NOTES

Bistro red! A smooth, easy drinking, fruity wine with solid, round tannins and bright acidity. Delicious

Black Bank Hill is a vineyard and craft winery in the Lincoln Lakeshore sub-appellation of the Niagara Escarpment wine region. Based on heavy, clay-dominant soils which retain water and nutrients; the warmer than average meso-climate at the foot of the escarpment is open to sunlight and air circulation, enables heat accumulation and the ripening of grapes such as Syrah.

The fruit was hand-picked during the last week of October 2021, with a wild fermentation to 2.1 g/L residual sugar and 12.6% abv.  17-months élevage in neutral French oak.   Blended in the spring of 2023 and bottled May 3, 2023 with a light filtration. 184 cases made.

Taylor Emerson and Jonathan McLean launched Black Bank Hill in 2018, initially collaborating with Cloudsley Cellars for production. In 2023, Taylor was able to open their own facility in Beamsville and continues to produce a range of delicious wines.