East Kelowna Slopes, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis elegant, small-lot Reserve Pinot Noir, the 4th release of the cuvée, pays a fitting tribute to the legacy of its label artist, Dempsey Bob. This is built on their 18 rows of Dijon clone 667, complemented by a small portion of Clone 37 wine that was a highlight in barrel. This was native fermented with 50% whole bunch, before resting 15 months in French oak (40% new). It was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Sappy wild plum, black raspberries, autumnal violets are stretched long across the lengthy, slender palate, shaped by grippy, well integrated tannins, and finishing with a seasoning of pink peppercorn and ample mineral salts. Quite elegant, this is drinking well now but still has some youthful tannin to shed over the next couple of years.Tasted: 19 May 2021Tasted by: Prices:
East Kelowna Slopes, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe fourth edition of Reserve Pinot Noir opens a bit like last year with a dry, with reserved forest floor and dark fruit. The base of this label is a small, mid-slope block of 18 rows that contain the Dijon clone 667, and, in 2019, a small selection of what Winemaker David Patterson called a stand-out Clone 37 wine in barrel. It is all wild fermented, incorporating 50% whole bunches. The wine gets a single foot treading per day to ensure finesse. It is aged in French barriques for 15 months, 40 percent new, and then bottled unfined and unfiltered and kept at the winery for another 12 months. It's aromatic and delicate with silky textures and rich blue and black fruits and notes of soy that take me to the cooler parts of Sonoma. Wildfires delayed the ripening process, but the wine shows zero smoke damage. There is still some tannin to shed here, so lay this away through 2023 and give it some time to come together.Tasted: 30 April 2021Tasted by: Prices:
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