Laughing Stock Vineyards
Portfolio Laughing Stock Vineyards VQA Okanagan Valley
2018
$60.25
About this winery
Laughing Stock Vineyard Founders David and Cynthia Enns led conservative, methodical, and calculated lives in the Financial Industry. In 2003, they followed their hearts, and bullishly invested everything into the wine industry. An emotional decision that their pinstriped peers thought was ... fiscally foolish, and financially unwise. The Laughing Stock name may have unwittingly been conceived at this time.
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Production notes
The 2018 vintage combines the five classic varietals: 45% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec, and 3% Petit Verdot to create a multilayered, complex wine.Using double sorting tables to sort grapes first by cluster and then by berry allows us to put meticulous attention on using only the best grapes in our wines. The whole berry fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks as well as in oak. Portfolio sees 21 months in French oak barrels with 42% new French oak and 58% second fill French oak.
Tasting notes
Just like a finely balanced stock portfolio, putting together a blended wine takes finesse and judgement so that the experience of the whole will be greater than the sum of the individual parts. Our Portfolio is a wine that marries the art and science of winemaking with a blend of Bordeaux varietals. For the past decade, Portfolio has routinely won top accolades from wine competitions and wine critics alike: a proven chart-topper. Dark fruit, herbaceous notes, and baking spice meet your nose first. On the palate this wine has some sweet tobacco, dark cherry, a touch of cocoa powder, and a commanding finish. This full-bodied blend has big tannins and a long finish with lots of aging potential. This wine could cellar for a decade.