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Pinot Noir, 2020
Shipped and sold by Tender Hope Winery
BC VQA
The grapes for this wine were hand selected from our high elevation vineyards in Oliver, the Okanagan valley. The grapes were fermented in open stainless steel tank to round up the wine and maintain the purity of the Pinot Noir taste. The wine was aged in French oak barrels for 14 months.
Tasting Note: A lively, complex and food friendly wine, with notes of black cherry, vanilla and blueberry.
Residual sugar: 1.2 g/L
The 2019 vintage was a featured wine in January's wine club package, 2021.
Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Vineyard: Thacker Drive Vineyard, West Kelowna
Residual Sugar: 1.12 g/L
Cases Produced: 225
Appearance: Medium ruby in colour.
Nose: Lightly cedary nose of raspberries and cranberries with a suggestion of violets.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, round on the palate with raspberry and strawberry flavours, finishing firmly with ripe tannins. Lovely mouth-feel.
Quality: Outstanding. 90 points. Drink now or hold 1 – 2 years.
Food Pairing: Moroccan vegetable and tofu stew, pasta puttanesca with eggplant, duck carnitas tacos with chile-cherry compote, beef and broccoli ramen, and spinach and sausage casserole.
