Winery StratusConsorzio
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Sangiovese.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Consorzio of Winery Stratus in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Consorzio
Pairings that work perfectly with Consorzio
Original food and wine pairings with Consorzio
The Consorzio of Winery Stratus matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, duck with orange or boeuf en daube.
Details and technical informations about Winery Stratus's Consorzio.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Consorzio from Winery Stratus are 2017, 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Stratus
The Winery Stratus is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara peninsula on Lake Ontario, world's leading icewine producer (>90% of Canadian production). Signature icewines: concentrated sweet wines with signature notes of candied apricot, mango, yellow peach, honey, candied citrus and a floral touch, unctuous palate balanced by sharp acidity — on aromatic Vidal, taut Riesling and red-fruited Cabernet Franc. Also still wines: ample Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir. Inniskillin, Peller iconic.
The wine region of Ontario
World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.
The word of the wine: White Grenache
White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.
