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Mission Hill Reserve Pinot Noirtext
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Mission Hill Reserve Pinot Noir 2017

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe reserve tier contains the top 15 percent of estate vineyards fruit with an impressive 75 percent return-rate to the same site year over year. 2017 sees 77 percent from estate vineyards in Lakeshore, the remainder from Naramata, all with 11 months in French oak. Tight, lean and punchy, with cranberry/pomegranate on a strident frame, one with smooth, smoked, cedar tannins. There's a pinch of bitter red fruit and balsamic on the finish that makes this wine appear drier and leaner than most local pinots. It's best served with dishes rich in oil /fat to flush out the palate.Tasted: 17 December 2018Tasted by: Prices:
BC$27.99750mlBCLS
AB$26.00750mlprivate wine shops
ON$25.00750mlVintages
QC$26.00750ml 
MB$28.00750ml 
Producer: Mission Hill Family EstateDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 584581UPC: 776545980144