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O'Rourke Family Estate Bench Collection Pinot Noirtext
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O'Rourke Family Estate Bench Collection Pinot Noir 2020

Lake Country, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe OFE opens with a deeply scented red and blue fruit nose, dusted with minerals, vanilla, and spice. This Lake Country pinot noir is grown on the granite-influenced Carr's Landing slopes. Six years later, it's in full flight, with warm berry pie, blackberry, peach compote, licorice, and savoury, earthy notes. Soft, round, and easy to drink, it finishes with tension and stony mineral. Ready to drink and at its peak. The flagship OFE Pinot is harvested in mid-October and fermented in 2 and 5 ton open top fermenters. It aged in 21% new, 14% 1-year-old, and 65% neutral French oak barrels for 11 months in the winery's underground caves, and was bottled at 13.1% alcohol.Tasted: 19 September 2026Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:
BC$90.00750mlwinery online/direct, select private retailers
AB$100.00750mlselect private retailers
Producer: O'Rourke Family VineyardsDistributors: Winery Direct
Grape: Pinot NoirUPC: 681714202197