Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe BM Reserve is all that and more most years. It is a wine that should be reserved from drinking for a minimum five years to allow it to become the complex pinot it is. The 2015 may be an exception given the ripeness and a sweetness that beguiles, if only because it’s been rare. Look for a smoky, savoury, spicy, sweet pinot in a rare Russian River meets Okanagan style, with sweet raspberry, ripe cherry and spices filling in a plump palate. Warm, round, soft, silky, and soft, this will likely fade sooner than later, but why miss the party? Duck, salmon, pork all work here and now.Tasted: 27 June 2018Tasted by: Prices: BC 39.90 winery direct; private wine shops
AB 44.95 private wine shops
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 714881UPC: 626452551152
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaAmple sweet smoke pervades this reserve pinot noir, a mix of four French clones from 9-31 years of age. A small part of whole clusters were employed before ample punch down prior to this being pressed into French oak barrels, where it remained for 16 months. Alongside that sweet smoke, this pulls salami, forest floor, dried cherry, ripe raspberry, ripe cherry and mulberry spicing along a plump palate. Soft tannins guide this to a peppery, cinnamon, smoked, warming finish. This has Sonoma pinot softness, but lacks Okanagan acidity, which weighs the whole down. Missing the vibrant acidity here to match the ripe fruit.Tasted: 27 April 2018Tasted by: Prices: BC 39.90 winery direct; private wine shops
AB 44.95 private wine shops
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 714881UPC: 626452551152
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