2016 Fortified
Safe Haven 2016
$30.00
Bottle - 375 ml
Varietal: Marechal Foch Fortified
Vintage: 2016
SKU: 21559
Discover Safe Haven from 40 Knots—a comforting, fortified wine with smooth textures and rich, balanced flavors. Ideal for relaxed gatherings or quiet evenings, this wine offers warming aromas and flavors of rich black fruit and spice, layered with notes of chocolate and caramel.
Tasting Notes: Experience the warming aromas and flavours of rich black fruit and spice layered with chocolate, and caramel while sinking into a warm relaxation.
Farm Notes: The 2016 growing season on Vancouver Island began with an unusually warm spring, leading to early bud break and flowering. Warm, dry conditions through much of the summer helped vines develop strong canopies and flavour intensity. Overall fruit quality was excellent, showing beautiful sugar-acid balance, ripe flavours, and balanced phenolics despite slightly lower yields in some blocks. Harvest wrapped up largely before heavy October rains, resulting in wines with fresh acidity, complexity, and vibrant expression reflective of the cool maritime climate.
Maker Notes: Marechal Foch selected at perfect balance and ripeness. Destemmed and whole fruit into open top fermenters. Gentle punch downs twice a day during fermentation until reaching a perfect flavour profile with a little residual sugar left, the fermentation is the ceased by pressing the grapes off of their skins and fortifying the wine and moved into neutral French oak. The fortification is local from Shelter Point Distillery. We have chosen the use of Canadian whiskey to add depth and complexity to this Porto Style wine. Left aging in oak, we only bottle a barrel at a time to allow the wine to age.
Food Pairing Notes: Rich, sweet, and full-bodied, with flavors of ripe red and dark berries, chocolate, and spice. Pairs beautifully with blue cheeses, aged cheddar, and creamy desserts like chocolate torte or berry crumble. Also complements dark chocolate, nuts, and dried fruits, while its bold sweetness balances rich meats or fruit-based sauces, perfect for indulgent after-dinner pairings.
Cases Produced: 550
Appellation: Vancouver Island
Farm Designation: Comox Coastal
PH: 3.88
Residual Sugar: 29
Sweetness Scale: 5 Sweet
Alcohol Percentage: 19.0
Grower: Knotty Vineyard