Red Tractor Wines was established by Creekside Estate Winery in 2011. At Creekside, we have an old Massey Harris tractor that serves as symbol of the daily regimen of hard work required to grow grapes. We craft Red Tractor wines to reflect these principles and salute the farming pioneers of the rich farm land found in the Niagara Region. Our wines combine the influences of the old-world traditions and new world winemaking techniques into each and every hand-crafted bottle. Description The 2020 Red Tractor Cabernet Franc is a beautifully structured wine that balances ripe raspberry and dark plum with savoury notes of roasted pepper, licorice, and cigar box. A product of Niagara’s exceptional 2020 vintage, this complex and concentrated red was aged for 18 months in French and American oak, offering depth and elegance with the potential to age gracefully. Tasting Notes This Cabernet Franc is the perfect combination of fruity and savoury notes. The nose isperfumed with raspberry, roasted peppers, tarragon and cigar box. On the palate there’sraspberries and dark plums, roasted pepper, licorice and savoury herbs. This wine has greatstructure and concentration of complex flavours. Vinification / Production 2020 was truly a memorable and magical vintage in Niagara. It produced wines with great intensity, concentration and ripeness while still keeping the acidity intact. This wine is beautiful now but will still reward you with some ageing in your cellar. This Cabernet Franc is from a combination of vineyards across the Niagara Peninsula. Aged in French and American oak (about 20% new) for 18 months before individual batches were blended to make this special blend.
