Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaAs they like to say at Mt. Boucherie, when they dry age their beef, "sometimes you just need a little blood (sanguis) on your plate, and this is the wine to help soak it up." This impressive juicy red that is, in a small way, very Tuscan on the nose was made specifically with cowboy cuts and Tuscan T-bones in mind. Fresh, savoury and low in tannin, it is a perfect red wine for a dinner conversation based on life, not wine. It is characterized with tongue in cheek as their first "super-Okanagan," basked in the sun-drenched, sage scented slopes of the Black Sage Bench. It is 85% sangiovese with a dash of other reds, that comes with a modest 13.5 percent alcohol.Tasted: 30 April 2021Tasted by: Prices:
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$29.99
750ml
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Producer: Mt. Boucherie Estate WineryDistributors: Winery Direct Grape: SangioveseUPC: 812289192693
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom first whiff, this was quite distinctly sangiovese. This divine grape, from sanguis Jovis means ‘the blood of Jove’. Hence, By Jove. Modest Wines is a new project from the folks at Mt. Boucherie, headed by newish GM Jesse Harnden, and was originally designed to be a tiny project to pair with the food from their on-site Honest Butcher restaurant. Jesse's creativity started flowing, however, and Modest Wines now sources fruit from a few different vineyards in the Okanagan, including their estate, to make more edgy, adventuresome wines. This came off Black Sage Bench's Quinta Ferreira vineyard, and has 5% merlot and cabernet franc blended in, harkening the Super Tuscan tradition. Savoury, cedar-edged cherry, thorny wild blackberry, tomato leaf flood a fuller, fresher palate, seasoned with desert sage and wild rose, and finishing with a saline lift. Tannins are lightly grippy/sticky, and perfectly suited to the southern Okanagan fruit. Impressive.Tasted: 24 May 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$29.99
750ml
winery online/direct
Producer: Mt. Boucherie Estate WineryDistributors: Winery Direct Grape: SangioveseUPC: 812289192693
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