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Mission Hill Terroir Collection No.19 Early Morning Brigadier's Bluff Rosé 2017
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaWinemaker Darryl Brooker continues to expand the Terroir Collection, designed to showcase the Okanagan Valley's unique microclimates. Only the top 3 percent of estate fruit is used in the collection. In the case of Brigadier’s Bluff, honouring the fur traders known as brigadiers who traversed the trails of the Okanagan Valley in the late 1800’s, the result is a delicious dry rosé with million-dollar pale Provençal pink colour. The palate is juicy and the flavours a perfectly subdued watermelon and wild strawberry affair. There is an elegance here that seems counter-intuitive to its robust 85/10/5 blend of merlot, cabernet franc and syrah. And it's dry. Well done.Tasted: 04 August 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:BC | $30.00 | 750ml | winery direct |
Blend: Merlot - Cabernet Franc - SyrahUPC: 776545991287