Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaEn Terre, meaning 'earthen' or 'of the earth,' is a project that has been five years in the making at Terravista. It is also the name of the home vineyard on the Naramata Bench. This project allows the new owners to expand their portfolios beyond their mostly white wine roots. The vines here are grown in Okanagan Falls on the Rock Oven Block of Storm Haven Vineyard. After weeks of skin contact, the fermented juice is racked off into barrels for 18 months. This is a cooler style, reminiscent of the Loire, pitching damp earth, smoked cherries, and red fruit that spills onto the dry and somewhat burly palate, with some sticky tannins to disperse. A solid first effort you can drink now with grilled vegetables or a mushroom pasta dish.Tasted: 23 August 2024Tasted by: Prices:
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$30.00
750ml
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Producer: Terravista VineyardsDistributors: Sur Lie Grape: Cabernet FrancUPC: 626990449324
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaEn Terre is a new project from Terravista Vineyards, allowing the owners to expand beyond their original portfolio. This cab franc comes off the Rock Oven Block of OK Falls' Storm Haven Vineyard. The destemmed fruit was cold soaked before fermenting in 450 and 700L French oak barrels over two weeks. After a week's maceration, this was pressed off and racked into barrels for 18 months. Dark earth, grilled cherries, and perfumed cassis work through the muscular palate, with gritty tannins housing this through an espresso finish. A bit on the rustic side, this would best suit fire grilled veg / kabobs. A solid first effort.Tasted: 08 September 2024Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$30.00
750ml
winery direct/online
Producer: Terravista VineyardsDistributors: Sur Lie Grape: Cabernet FrancUPC: 626990449324
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