2018 TALUS
Our New Flagship Wine!


The Similkameen Valley is enclosed by steep mountain walls accentuated by steep "Talus slopes", these are the workings of nature's forces and time. These Talus slopes are the source of our vineyard's soils; mixed earth and broken stone. TALUS- the flagship wine of Corcelettes- is crafted from a combination of our estate vineyard's geology and our team's passion and drive for excellence in both viticulture and the cellar.
38% Merlot ♦ 31% Cabernet Franc ♦ 15% Cabernet Sauvignon ♦ 12% Petit Verdot ♦ 4% Malbec
Hand grown, hand harvested, unfiltered & unfined. 100% estate grown grapes.
100% Similkameen Valley.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Appellation
Similkameen Valley
Vineyard Designation
Corcelettes Estate Vineyard
Harvest Date
Multiple
Acid
5.95
pH
3.77
Aging
18 months in various tight grain, premium French oak barrels
Fermentation
Punch down and aerated pump over extraction (30 days on skins), free run to barrel for MLF.
Bottling Date
June 17, 2020
Residual Sugar
1.9g/l
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
"There’s some sweet, sweet perfumed Italian plums and squished mulberries in the aromatics, then as they continue on the palate, a good dusting of cocoa and cinnamon, with hibiscus tea and crunchy black cherries in abundance. While broad-shouldered with a nice lashing of fine tannins, the core is juicy and affable. Another Similkameen gem..." -Kurtis Kolt
Vineyard Notes
100% Corcelettes Estate Vineyard - Stemwinder Soil
Food Pairing Notes
Blue cheese veggie burger, steak sandwich, or your favourite cut of slow roasted beef.
Production
320 cases crafted.
Other Notes
Approachable on release, or cellar for 5-10 years.
Product Reviews
John Schwenk
(Nov 16, 2020 at 11:32 AM)
We opened our first bottle of Talus this past weekend, and were absolutely thrilled! While I can see that it will benefit from some aging, it was absolutely superb right now! I am ordering more.