Oak Barrel Reserve Foch
THE WINE This semi-bold red wine has aromas of spicy black cherry, nuances of toasted oak, in some cases toasted wheat, mocha, fresh coffee, bitter chocolate, vanilla bean and musk. Foch wines are particularly noted for their deep red blood-colour. Enthusiasts often compare aged Marechal Foch with red burgundy, but the variety is probably more akin to spicy Beaujolais. Pleasantly tart and a lively mouth feel. Following fermentation and settling in our stainless-steel tanks for 12 months,
SOMMILIER TASTING SUMMARY Fruit forward with gentle tannins and high acidity
- The nose—raisins, hints of coffee & musk
- The finish is long
FOOD PARING Because of its acidity it is a food friendly wine. Serve with duck and pork plates with pistachios and with mid-weight dishes such a s lamb, burgers and red sauce pasta. Also complements grilled salmon, tuna, jambalaya, steak and sharp cheeses. Serve at room temperature
THE GRAPE Made from our well tended Maréchal Foch grapes, a popular hybrid cold hardy and disease resistant blue-black grape variety. It is classified as a teinturier, a kind of red grape variety where both the skin and the flesh of the grape is a deep red colour. This makes for deeply coloured wines. Maréchal Foch is a perfectly suited grape variety for the climate of hot days and cool nights of the Shuswap.
PARENTAGE Marechal Foch was bred in France in the 1910’s by Eugene Kuhlmann, who crossed a Goldriesling and a native American Vitis riparia-rupestirs to create “Kuhlmann 188-2” It was named after Marechal Ferdinand Foch, a prominent French General of the First World War who handled the Armistice negotiations to end the war.
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Natalie MacLean Wine Review October 2024
Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:
Maréchal Foch is not an easy grape to work with, but Celista Estate Winery has mastered the art of bringing out the best in that grape with their Oak Barrel Reserve Foch 2021. Deep, dark red in the glass, the wine is fragrant with dark berry, plum and spicy notes. On the palate, the wine is dry, medium-plus-bodied, fruity and fresh with spiced black cherry, dark chocolate, savoury herbs, vanilla and earthy flavours with well-integrated oak spice and balanced with medium-plus acidity fresh, juicy with excellent length on the palate. Tannins are structured and velvety. A great food wine, lightly chill it to max its fruity flavours and pour it with rich meaty dishes like roast turkey, sausage cassoulet, games dishes and, as the winery suggests, with roast duck dinner, which is what we did. Tasted October 2024.
The Maréchal Foch grape is a disease-resistant, cold hardy, hybrid, blue-black grape variety. Classified as a teinturier grape, both the skin and the flesh of the grape is deep red in colour giving deeply coloured wines. Maréchal Foch is also perfectly suited for the hot days and cool nights of the Shuswap.
"Maréchal Foch was bred in France in the 1910’s by Eugene Kuhlmann, who crossed a Goldriesling and a native American Vitis riparia-rupestris to create “Kuhlmann 188-2” It was named after Maréchal Ferdinand Foch, a prominent French General of the First World War who handled the Armistice negotiations to end the war."Link to Article: Celista Estate Winery Oak Barrel Reserve Foch 2021 Expert Wine Review: Natalie MacLean