Black Hills
Single vineyard, terroir specific.
Always has been. Always will be.
Black Hills Estate Winery was established in 1996 and proudly presents wines that have been carefully hand-crafted from vineyard to bottle. The terroir on our 27 acre vineyard on Black Sage Road is some of the most exceptional in Canada. A combination of rugged desert earth, long sunlight hours and cool nights yields the intensely flavoured grapes for which we are renowned. The deep sand and intense heat of this micro-climate enable the growth of exceptional Bordeaux grapes which are carefully hand-picked by our team.
Hand-picked vines. Hand-crafted wines.
Nota Bene
Nota Bene is Latin for “Take Note” and this Bordeaux-style blend has become exceptionally popular since its first vintage in 1999. This is an estate, single vineyard blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes grown in our Black Sage Road vineyard. Every drop of Nota Bene ever produced has come from our vineyard and always will come only from our vineyard. Thus we have reached our production peak of 4,300 cases that we will ever be able to produce of Nota Bene.
The 2007 Nota Bene is a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc at 14.7% alcohol.
Alibi
Alibi is our fun, whimsical summer wine that was inspired by the great Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon blends of the Loire Valley in France. This is an exceptional wine for food pairing, particularly with seafood. Our first vintage of Alibi was produced in 2003 and it has generated a loyal following ever since.
The 2008 Alibi is 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon.