Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe BOV Syrah has never been a shy wine, and 2019 is no different. The meaty, peppery nose mixes with savoury, peppery, sagebrush notes that fire up the heat and oak in the wine. The palate is awash in black raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry mixed with more toasted oak and a meaty soy finish. In late October, the fruit was picked off two sites: the Burrowing Owl Vineyard (Oliver), and Eva’s Vineyards (Osoyoos). It is all hand sorted, barely crushed and gravity fed into the fermentation tanks. A portion of the syrah grapes is co-fermented with viognier before going through a softening malolactic fermentation in barrel and 16 months of ageing in a mix of new and used oak. For the moment, lamb shoulder is the best friend of this wine, or another seven to ten years in the bottle.Tasted: 02 February 2022Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$35.00
750ml
winery direct
AB
$42.00
750ml
private wine shops
ON
$40.95
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Burrowing Owl VineyardsDistributors: Appellation Wine Marketing Le Sommelier Inc. Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 877217UPC: 688229004193
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom estate vineyards in Oliver and Osoyoos, this syrah was destemmed and lightly crushed before heading to fermentation tanks (partially cofermented with viognier) for 25 days. The wine was moved to barrel to complete MLF and 16 months' barrel aging in a bizarre mix of 61% French, 24% American, 12% Hungarian, and 3% Caucasus wood, amounting to 30% new, 29% one- and two-year, and 41% third fill and older oak. It was bottled unfiltered. As per the house style, this is a massive, ripe and richly spiced red, with a cloud of perfumed exotic spices and thick layer of toasty wood cloaking ripe raspberry, blackberry, and dusky purple florals. Tannins are wood cloven, fine grained and long, trailing off to a lingering Worcestershire note. If you like not-shy wines, give this a try now after a decant, ideally with roasted lamb or beef tenderloin. Or wait a couple of years for the same pairing.Tasted: 02 March 2022Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$35.00
750ml
winery direct
AB
$42.00
750ml
private wine shops
ON
$40.95
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Burrowing Owl VineyardsDistributors: Appellation Wine Marketing Le Sommelier Inc. Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 877217UPC: 688229004193
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