SCOUT VINEYARD
PAST WINES
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $44.00 CAD
CSPC: 855981
2022 ROSÉ
This rosé comes from four regions: Naramata, Osoyoos, Oliver, and the Similkameen. It is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat, and Riesling, all of which underwent different maceration times (from 8 hours to 14 days). The blended both the 2021 and 2022 vintage together. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered with 15ppm of SO2. 12.5% ABV
2021 CO-FERMENT
The Riesling and Syrah at Scout’s home vineyard in the Similkameen ripen at roughly the same time. Freshly pressed Riesling juice was poured over the top of whole-cluster Syrah in qvevri. The Riesling undergoes traditional fermentation while the Syrah undergoes a modified carbonic maceration. It is pressed off for élevage after six days. The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without SO2 after seven months. 12.9% ABV
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: 44.00
CSPC: 835574
2022 CO-FERMENT
The Riesling and Syrah at Scout’s home vineyard in the Similkameen ripen at roughly the same time. Freshly pressed Riesling juice was poured over the top of whole-cluster Syrah in qvevri. The Riesling undergoes traditional fermentation while the Syrah undergoes a modified carbonic maceration. It is pressed off for élevage in neutral barrel and Qvevri after 7-21 days. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with both the 2021 and 2022 vintages . 12.7% ABV
2020 RIESLING (ET-AL)
This wine is a blend of Riesling (72%), Gewurztraminer (10%), Pinot Gris (10%), and Muscat (8%). The grapes were fermented on skins for two weeks before being pressed off into neutral barrel to finish both primary fermentation and malolactic conversion. After seven months, the wine is racked and bottled with 15ppm of SO2. Four hundred forty-seven cases produced. 11.8% ABV.
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $44.00 CAD
CSPC: 835573
2022 RIESLING
This wine is a blend of Riesling from three vineyards (Scout, Mulberry, and Stonehouse) from two vintages (2021 & 2022). After several passes through the vineyard for a variety of ripeness levels, the grapes were crushed and fermented on skins in tank (7-10 days) and Qvevri (up to 45 days) before being pressed off into neutral barrel and clay for élevage. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered with 15ppm of SO2. 12.8% ABV
2020 ROSÉ
This wine is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Muscat. The grapes come from three separate sites, including the Naramata Bench, Similkameen, and Southern Okanagan. The grapes were fermented in open-top tank and qvevri before being pressed off. After seven months in clay and neutral oak, the wine was bottled with 15ppm of SO2. Three hundred eighty-five cases produced. 11.8% ABV.
2020 CO-FERMENT
The Riesling and Syrah at Scout’s home vineyard in the Similkameen ripen at roughly the same time. Freshly pressed Riesling juice was poured over the top of whole-cluster Syrah in qvevri. The Riesling undergoes traditional fermentation while the Syrah undergoes a modified carbonic maceration. It is eventually pressed off for élevage. The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with 15ppm of SO2. Two hundred thirty-four cases produced. 12% ABV.
2019 CO-FERMENT
This wine comes from their vineyard in the Similkameen Valley, the most northern extremity of the arid desert that stretches up from Washington. Elevation is a little higher here which provides strong diurnal temperature swings. The soils are mostly granite which tends to offer moderate nutrient availability. Aaron does not till and encourages beneficial cover crops to bring life back into the soil. Whole clusters of Syrah were added to Qvevri (Georgian style clay pots). Riesling juice was pressed directly over-top to encourage carbonic maceration. After intracellular fermentation is finished the wine is pressed off back into Qvevri as well as neutral barrels. A small amount of whole berry Riesling was also co-fermented with Syrah as an experiment. After six months on lees the wine is bottled with 15ppm of sulphur. pH 3.55, TA 6.8 g/L
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: 40.00
CSPC: 877934
2021 FARM BLEND
Aaron and Carly were recently able to purchase a small farm a stone’s throw from Scout Vineyard. This site, Snowy Mountain, is home to dozens of species including a plethora of apple trees (Braeburn, Gravenstein, Macintosh, Winesap, King Northern Spy, Starkrimson). These apples were milled and pressed off into tank where the juice fermented on Riesling and Syrah skins for ten days. The hybrid is then pressed into neutral barrel for a seven-month élevage. It was bottled with a small amount of fermenting wine to achieve super low levels of carbonation in bottle. 10.2% ABV
