Lady in Red Holiday Edition

This Holiday Edition of our Lady in Red was produced exclusively with Kestrel View Estate Vineyard grapes. Wines from our estate vineyard are brimming with flavors and aromas of ripe black and red fruits coupled with fine grained tannins. We blend multiple vintages to create this fruit forward Holiday Edition full of grace and structure. The blended vintages enjoyed barrel aging for 12 to 36 months before bottling.

The majority of Kestrel wines are vintage wines, meaning the fruit is from a specific year. Holiday Lady in Red is a fun wine to make because it doesn’t conform to this standard. By blending different varietals from different vintages we open up the possibilities for a spectacular wine. For example, newer vintages have less time to integrate with oak and have fruitier components, while older vintages have depth and complexity that they’ve soaked up during their barrel aging. By blending these together, we produce a wine with just the right amount of fruit, acid, tannin, and structure. It is ready to please!

This wine is a deep black cherry color. The aroma is of cherry, pomegranate, red currant, mild smoke, oak, and crushed pepper flavors. Its rich texture, structure, and balance are a pleasing surprise. The finish has layers of blueberry, blackberry, spice, toast, chocolate powder, and oak.