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Le Vieux Pin Syrah Cuvée Violette 2016
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaAmply floral, as the name suggests, with perfumed violet, blackberry, potpourri, baked plum, and black peppery spicing. Cofermenting this mix of 11-16 year old Golden Mile Bench, Black Sage Bench, North Oliver fruit with 2.6 percent viognier just ups the perfume power. The mouthfeel is plush and the tannins silky smooth, with just a sense of black peppery grip. This spent 14 months in French oak, 15 percent of which was new, and it was bottled unfined and lightly filtered. This year feels softer and rounder than the previous edition.Tasted: 10 September 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $26.99 | 750ml | winery direct, private wine shops |
Blend: Shiraz - ViognierCSPC: 770842UPC: 857077004321
