Cave Springs - Prova, Cabernet Franc, Niagara, Canada (2019)

TASTING NOTES

A luminous wine! Incredibly bright cherry, raspberry and baking spice notes. It has a lovely tension between a fairly velvety smooth texture with a grainy back-end. The tannins are quite polished and the finish long and persistent. Cab Franc delightfully reimagined.

Prova – meaning 'trial' in Italian – is a wine that applies low-intervention winemaking and viticultural techniques to small batches of fruit from Cave Spring's Beamsville Bench estate.  

The winery was founded in 1986 by the Pennachetti family and former, long-term winemaker Angelo Pavan in the historic former Jordan Winery, with cellars dating to 1871. Now Angelo's right hand, Gabe DeMarco is continuing to push Cane Springs' deserved reputation for excellence and innovation. 

Cave Spring was Ontario’s first Certified Sustainable winery, under Sustainability Winemaking Ontario (SWO). Over and above SWO minimum standards, Cave Spring is a regional leader in applying organic methods in the vineyards, including biological root, vineyard floor and canopy management treatments in addition to biodiversity initiatives aimed at controlling pests and mechanical weed control. In the cellars, a globally innovative waste-water treatment system, extensive use of lightweight glass and cork closures, and environmentally sustainable label printing support this commitment