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Van Westen Vineyards Voluptuoustext
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Van Westen Vineyards Voluptuous 2021

Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada2020 Voluptuous was a winner, and so too is this 2022. I would describe it as voluptuous, luxurious, or perhaps more precisely, generous. The blend is unchanged at 67% merlot and 33% cabernet franc, each fully ripe as the vines at Naramata's Boothe Road Vineyard’s silty clay/loam soils approach 20 years of age. Round and fragrant, the nose is an enticing mix of savoury black fruits. Look for more of the same on the palate with that juicy blueberry, boysenberry that runs through a slurry of gentle tannins. This is a drink or hold red, but given its balance, why wait? T-bone steaks, lamb chops, or a favourite winter mushroom casserole would be fine matches. A very friendly consumer style.Tasted: 22 October 2024Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:
BC$40.00750mlwinery online/direct, select private retailers
Producer: Van Westen VineyardsDistributors: Winery Direct
Blend: Merlot - Cabernet FrancCSPC: 485425UPC: 626990042341
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