Southbrook Poetica Red 2016, VQA Four Mile Creek
Critic Reviews (5)
Poetica is one of Ontario and Canada’s most iconic Bordeaux shape shifting red blends and with 2016 the abstract,...
With it's high viscosity and glycerous texture, Southbrook's top end red blend is a lovely supple, suave and complex...
A tender red wine showcasing graceful maturity and an appealing meshing of flavours. The oak spice is dominated by...
A complex nose of red and dark berries and cedar is followed by a concentrated dark fruit palate with ripe tannins...
Poetica is the top drop from Southbrook. This vintage was quite hot and I sense some overripeness here. The nose...
Community Reviews (1)
The blend is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot all from the hot 2016 vintage that produced some remarkable Bordeaux variety wines in Niagara, especially from Niagara-on-the-Lake. Count the Poetica Red 2016 among the best. The wine spends 24 months in French oak barriques, 50% of the oak is new with further bottle aging for two years.