Allow time to develop in the glass. Aromas of crushed red and black berries with some herbal and earthy notes lead to a generous and quite grippy mulberry and spicy toned palate, plus a touch of savoury, with extra heft from 18 months in neutral oak.
Joie Farm’s homage to “Passe-Tout-Grains,” the traditional Gamay/Pinot Noir blend of Burgundy, always seems to deliver authentic Burgundian style with an agreeable Okanagan accent. Opens with scents of black cherry and fresh raspberry laced with peppery spice, carrying through on the palate with thickly textured dark fruit showing notes of black cherry and plum with firm tannic structure and a food friendly bitter cherry bite.
Elegantly ripe raspberry with cinnamon and white pepper on the nose, giving way to red cherry flavours, with moderately firm velvety tannins, bright acidity and a splash of milk chocolate on the palate. Makes a flexible pairing with charcuterie, rare roast beef and salmon. Better with another year or 2 in the cellar to soften youthful acidity.
Dense ruby-purple in colour with a cedary, blackcurrant nose; medium-bodied, dry, claret-style, firmly structured, well-balanced cherry and plum flavours with ripe tannins.
From a single vineyard with predominantly clay soils on the Naramata Bench. Vibrant black berry notes up front lead to a generous mouthfeel wrapped in approachable tannins, defined by fresh black cherry and mulberry with spicy and smoky hints, underpinned by a pleasing earthy, savoury edge, with a touch of spice throughout the lengthy finish. Excellent value.
Pretty medium salmon in the glass, with a stream of fine bubbles and stonefruit and strawberry aromas before a lively strawberry and citrus toned palate defined by bright fruit with moderate acidity and a solid finish.
This Vin Gris is made from Pinot Noir that has been whole bunch pressed to large concrete tanks. It was wild fermented and bottled unfiltered. So, yes, a rosé-style wine made from red grapes but with white winemaking methods. It has a perfumed/floral nose with brambly/raspberry/savoury notes, subtle pomegranate and spice. It has gorgeous texture on the palate with racy acidity that lifts the layers of fresh red berries and earthy/meaty flavours through a long finish.