Harvested mid-October from long-standing growers for Gray Monk from the south Okanagan (70%) and Similkameen (30%) valleys. A blend of 73% Syrah and 27% Cabernet Sauvignon. Traditional red wine making, with each varietal oak aged separately for 8 months, in 70% American and 30% French oak, mostly 2 to 3-year-old barrels. The wines were later blended just before bottling. This is the first vintage for Gray Monk Monk-s Blend.

A bright purple colour with a beautiful bouquet of blue plum, blueberry, black cherry, cassis and pomegranate with delicate notes of oak and spice. This full-bodied red wine has soft silky tannins and juicy ripe flavours of dark medium berries, cherry and plum. The juicy dark fruits keep lingering through on the finish with an added note of black tea and sweet spice.