Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2019

Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noirtext

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Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe introductory or Estate Pinot Noir comes off the property’s youngest vines, now about 13 years old. It is a mix of clones 114, 115, 667, 777 that is fully destemmed and native fermented in a mix of stainless steel tanks and open-top wood fermenters. The wine is then in French oak for roughly six months. The style is round and the tannins are light but sticky. The flavours are more on the dry, earthy side with umami-like flavours mixing with black raspberry and black plum with a just hint of toast. It is a pinot for wine enthusiasts searching for some mystery and complexity in their pinot. Drink or hold another three to five years.Tasted: 17 September 2021Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$35.00	750ml	winery direct, private wine shops
AB	$37.85	750ml	select private retailers
ON	$41.95	750ml	consignment: Rogers and Company

Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines
Rogers & Company
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 49443UPC: 626452501195

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Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2019

Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaTheir estate pinot noir is from their youngest vines (13 years) and a mix of clones 114, 115, 667, 777. The fruit was destemmed and native fermented in a mix of stainless and open top wood fermenters. Post fermented, this aged in French oak until the following spring. Soft and welcoming with downy plum, black raspberry, gentle perfumed florals framed by sticky tannins, and finishing with a light toast. A smart, adult pinot for drinking now.Tasted: 23 October 2021Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$35.00	750ml	winery direct, private wine shops
AB	$37.85	750ml	select private retailers
ON	$41.95	750ml	consignment: Rogers and Company

Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines
Rogers & Company
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 49443UPC: 626452501195

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Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir 2019

Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe Estate Cuvée draws from 13-year-old vines and a range of four clones planted at the highest elevation of Blue Mountain's Okanagan Falls estate. Stylistically, this is exactly what we've come to expect from Blue Mountain's pinot program over the last several years: sappy, perfumed dark fruits that are layered with spice and shrubby herbs. They continue to go from strength to strength, thanks to serious viticulture and serious winemaking, and the 2019 vintage of the Estate Cuvée is the best yet. There's more concentration here, but what really stands out is how seamless it is, with fine, elegant tannins that are beautifully balanced. It manages to be an earlier-drinking style that still offers no shortage of depth and complexity. Highly recommended.Tasted: 22 October 2021Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$35.00	750ml	winery direct, private wine shops
AB	$37.85	750ml	select private retailers
ON	$41.95	750ml	consignment: Rogers and Company

Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines
Rogers & Company
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 49443UPC: 626452501195

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