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90POINTS
16½/20
Moraine Reserve Pinot Noir 2018
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe Reserve Pinot is grown at Moraine's Sophia Estate Vineyard on the Naramata Bench. The final wine stems from a vineyard selection of hand-harvested French clone 777. The fermentation was whole berry using natural yeast to express the site as much as possible, and all punch downs were done gently by hand. The final step involved a gravity transfer of the fermented juice to age sur lees in small French oak barrels for ten months before going to bottle unfined and unfiltered. The nose of this 13 percent pinot is electric, sporting savoury black cherries and tamarillo, a tangy fruit with a varying mix of kiwifruit, tomato, guava, or passion fruit. Bright and lean, calling for food and sophisticated sippers. I think flavourful dishes are best here like duck paté, cedar plank salmon or moo shu pork.Tasted: 31 October 2019Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $45.00 | 750ml | winery direct, VQA stores, private liquor stores |
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 123445UPC: 626990403890
