Henry of Pelham is the big name for Baco, and this wine comes from one of their sister labels, appropriately named the Family Tree. Dubbed “The Bootlegger” the namesake for this wine comes from Ontario’s history of supplying whiskey and wine to bootleggers during American Prohibition. Baco is a neat grape that I find similar to Zinfandel. It’s jammy, full bodied, softly tannic, and takes well to oak aging. The difference comes in in that Baco is early ripening and with that comes higher acidity, giving some lift to the wine. 20% of this Bootlegger spent 10 months in American Oak, giving toasty wood aromas and some spice notes.