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Covert Farms Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserve 2018
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaPlanted in 2006 in the Coyote Block of their organic McIntyre Bluff estate at 420m, this was fermented with daily punch-overs over a month prior to 20 months in French oak. Compact and dense with dark cherry, dark chocolate, baked plums, and leather coating the muscular palate. Tannins are rustic hewn and grippy to the bitter cherry finish. Very young and tight now, best taken with root veg and/or beef stew.Tasted: 30 December 2020Tasted by: Prices:BC | $63.80 | 750ml | winery online/direct, select private retailers, restaurants |
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 459719UPC: 628374140087