Description
If you’ve never heard of Baco Noir, don’t worry, not many people have! Its origins date back to 1894, when French grape cultivator François Baco crossed Folle Blanche with an unknown member of the American Vitis riparia family with the intention of creating phylloxera-resistant vines that retained their Old World French character. At one time Baco Noir was grown in Burgundy and the Loire, but it was gradually phased out of the Old World and has since become one of North America’s more successful hybrids. All quite technical stuff, but the result is sensational! Dry, full-bodied and deep, but still very smooth with rich purple fruit, plums and ripe blackberry before woody notes of coffee and spice begin to emerge. The finish is seriously long with smoky black cherry and more wintery spice. Pair with a roast lamb lunch for some real Canadian decadence.
