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Jason Parkes Customs Gobsmacked Flipping the Bird Pinot Noir Rosé 2017
British Columbia, CanadaThis year's Flipping the Bird is an equal blend of cabernet sauvignon and gamay - unlikely partners, to be sure. Juicy cool strawberry, cherry fills a silken, pear, mandarin, red apple palate, off-dry but in pitch perfect balance. Acidity is ample to carry the fruit to a quenching, lightly spiced finish. Partial proceeds from this wine benefit Parrot Island, a non-profit sanctuary for abandoned and abused exotic birds in Peachland. The facility was founded by The Hatch partner Jason Parkes' parents.Tasted: 04 August 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:BC | $21.99 | 750ml | winery direct |