Stratus Vineyards: Current Cabernet Franc Releases

No.71 | Producer Feature

Cabernet Franc is Ontario’s second most planted red variety and nearly every winery (save for specialists of the Burgundian varieties) produce at least one example of single varietal Cabernet Franc as well as use it in blends. However, there are not many wineries in the province I would call Cabernet Franc “houses,” that is to say they put a greater emphasis on the variety with multiple expressions and styles in their range of wines. Enter Stratus Vineyards, who has made Cabernet Franc a focal point in a diverse range of wines with a current offering of five reds and one rosé made from the grape.

Established in 2000, Stratus Vineyards ushered in a new era of grape growing and winemaking in Ontario producing super premium wines with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. Leaning on the European tradition of assemblage, founding winemaker and Loire-native J-L Groux anchored the Stratus portfolio of wines with their flagship Stratus Red and Stratus White, which are ever-changing…