ANGUS BAN Limited Reserve Small Batches Exclusive
August, 2021
We carefully harvested Ravensfield’s Black Currants, and hand-selected and froze the fruit which was exclusively small batched into individual 23 L batches. There are 5 individual carboys, and they will be treated with special care and attention.
Harvest Ravensfield Black Currants
Fermentation began in mid-August.
September
First racking in mid-September and fermentation completed.
October and November
Aging and finishing through October.
December 2021
Continued aging and finishing. These will be bottled in early 2022. Intense, earthy, bold, full-bodied. What a Black Currant Wine should be!
January 2022
Bottled the end of January, 2022
15 select cases set aside for premium aging and development for 4 - 6 months.
May 2022
Released this wine for sale.
Winemaker’s Notes
The flavours and aromas of Ravensfield’s Ben Nevis Black Currants surpass any currants we have tasted or experimented with. They are big, bold, with delicate woody characteristic earthy flavour and pleasing aromas, developing into a one-of-a-kind wine. Perhaps the Saskatchewan climate and terroir contributes to the unique profile of these amazing currants. In 2022, we hope that the weather and harvest cooperate to produce a full 1000 L batch of this nectar.
August 2022
Harvested and hand sorted this year’s production of prime fruit at the peak of quality and ripeness. Immediately transported to the winery and crushed into a new premium estate batch of Angus Ban, with the expectation of bottling and finalizing in early 2023. This will include a batch of Kinlochaline as well as a bottling of Angus Ban regular wine. Showing superior flavour and aroma profile in the fruit due to the optimal growing conditions in 2022.
10 Week Old Angus Ban investigating his bottle of Angus Ban Black Currant Limited Edition Fruit Wine