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16¾/20
Rathjen Cellars P + G 2018
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaLike the previous 2016 P+G, this absolutely nails what the island needs do red-wise: bright, crisp, saline, lighter bodied, joyous reds, from entirely island fruit. P+G is a brill example of just that. This 50/50 blend of gravelled, mostly dry-farmed Cowichan pinot noir (Saison Vineyard) and gamay (Deol Vineyard) takes its cue from that other marginal cool climate region of Bourgogne, and their Passe-Tout-Grains tradition of blending the two lighter reds into an earlier-drinking wine. This was cold soaked for 48 hours prior a native ferment in open top bins, with one week on skins prior to pressing. This remained in neutral French barrels for one year separately, and then was blended and returned to barrel for a year together prior to bottling without fining or filtration. Wild cherry, wild raspberry, fragrant plum, finely rasped pink peppercorns flood the slight, juicy palate, lofted with easy, marine-fresh acidity and finishing with lingering salinity. All this and 11.9%? Only half of the 50 cases made remain as of tasting time - act quickly to find this charmer.Tasted: 14 April 2021Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $23.00 | 750ml | winery direct |
Blend: Pinot Noir - Gamay NoirCSPC: 155080UPC: 626990316121
