Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2018

Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noirtext

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Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe new single block program, and the well-established reserve program, leaves the estate pinot as the recipient of younger vine fruit, although even they are a dozen years old at a minimum. It is a mix of French clones 114, 115, 667, and 777, in an understated, somewhat reductive style, with savoury, sour red fruit dusted with tannin and spice in a dry finish that barely sits above 13 percent. Proper for its price and a solid introduction to BC pinot noir.Tasted: 20 August 2020Tasted by: Prices:

$35.00

750ml

winery direct, private wine shops

Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines
Rogers & Company
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 49443UPC: 626452501188

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Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2018

Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom now 12-year-old estate vines (the youth) and four clones (114, 115, 667, 777), this was native fermented in French oak where it remained on lees until the following spring. Smoky, toasty forest berries dominate the nose and palate at this young age, with tart cranberry acidity lifting plump black raspberry, ripe cherry, and ample cinnamon spicing. It is a darker, smouldering, perfumed pinot, with smoothed tannins leading to a toasty finish. Fire-grilled root veg/duck breast ready.Tasted: 21 August 2020Tasted by: Prices:

$35.00

750ml

winery direct, private wine shops

Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines
Rogers & Company
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 49443UPC: 626452501188

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Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2018

Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe Estate Cuvée is sourced from younger blocks that are now 12 years old. Expect a savoury, shrubby pinot noir with black cherry fruit and spicy, well-integrated oak. It's quite a pure, attractive nose, with the darker fruit suggesting more ripeness than you get on the palate at only 13% abv. Lighter-bodied, it’s a touch thin, which makes the medium-grained tannins more prominent. It feels a bit more muscular in style as a result and calls for some gamey meat — a solid introduction to Blue Mountain's pinot program.Tasted: 21 August 2020Tasted by: Prices:

$35.00

750ml

winery direct, private wine shops

Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines
Rogers & Company
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 49443UPC: 626452501188

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91/100Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2022Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

90/100Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2017Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

89/100Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2019Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada