Black Currant "Angus Ban" Limited Reserve Smallest Batches

Carefully bottled 26 bottles. Each bottle was signed and numbered by the winemaker. The orchard owner, Collin MacInnis, retained #1 for posterity

Black Currant Exclusive

Each small batch will have 26 bottles numbered and hand signed by the winemaker.

It started as an experiment and ended up as a surprise. Sometimes good things really do come in small packages. Just 20 L, 26 bottles of nectar.

August 2020

Handpicked on a hot summer day from Ravensfield Farm from two year old Currant bushes; the berries were lush and decadent. We sampled a few. A cold wet spring followed by a wet summer turned into a balmy and hot few weeks which finalized the ripening of these perfect Ben Nevis Black Currants, and the stage was set.

September 2020

On a crisp fall day in September, we released the sugar of the berries to meet up with yeast; the sequence of events that ensued wasn’t particularly controlled, yet it progressed perfectly with very little help. Sometimes, the best wine is the one least interfered with.

December 2020

In late December, the fermentation had turned a few hand sorted precious pounds of Black Currants into a flavourful wine that had settled beautifully, with rich, deep ruby tones and a striking profile inherent to these berries; slightly woody yet sweet, slightly tart yet smooth and delicious. Dessert-like and powerful, evocative of the very terroir the fruit experienced in its short life.

December 26 2020

Carefully bottled 26 bottles. Each bottle was signed and numbered by the winemaker.

Summer, 2021

Additional small batches are being fermented from this year’s fruit. Each batch will be numbered 1 - 26, and sold individually.