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Mission Hill Family Estate Oculus 2009
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOculus is the pinnacle red at Mission Hill fashioned after the great red blends of Bordeaux and made with select grapes from designated blocks in Osoyoos and Oliver. No wine in the region is handled more gently before it is aged 14.5 months in French barriques. The nose is a fragrant mix of dark plummy fruit spiced with coffee, orange peel, liquorice and black sage aromas. The mix is now 50 percent merlot with 30/15/5 bits of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and petit verdot all of which lends the wine an attractive soft, elegant demeanour and slippery fine grained tannins. You can drink it now if you must but five to seven years will repay your patience handsomely.Tasted: 09 August 2012Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $70.00 | 750ml | winery direct |
| AB | $70.00 | 750ml | private wine stores |
| ON | $70.00 | 750ml | Vintages, consignment mark Anthony |
Blend: Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - Petit VerdotCSPC: 202291UPC: 776545981301
