Dimitri Tchelistcheff, our winemaker, has called 1997 “THE JARVIS VINTAGE OF THE CENTURY”. One of those rare vintages when the growing conditions are so perfect from bud break to harvest that the vines produce grapes that winemakers dream of. Lake William is a proprietary blend named after the lake which borders and cools the two estate vineyards which provide the grapes for this blend. The blend of the Lake William varies from vintage to vintage dependent on the blending preferences of our winem...