Burrowing Owl Merlot 2010, VQA Okanagan Valley
Merlot
British Columbia, Canada
$39.95 (585737)
Critic Reviews (4)
This nicely combines impressive richness, elegance and length. Some may find it over-oaked, but the texture is...
The softest and only downy wine in the Burrowing Owl lot, elegant, pure, ripe and yet intimately Merlot. Just a minor...
Very ripe, rich and concentrated, showing considerable maturity with its wet earth, baked plum/prune character and...
Open peppery, black cherry, vanilla, smoky, saddle leather nose with bits of black olive, aromas with a minty, prune...
Community Reviews (3)
The 2010 Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Merlot, aged for 16 months in French, Russian, Hungarian and American oaks; has attractive aromas of pine, clove, leather and blackberry on the nose while the palate gets immersed with red currant, blackberry and black currant fruits interwoven with nicely integrated oak. It is a medium bodied, extra-dry, integrated wine; BALANCED with lively acidity, refined tannins and a long and smooth finish. Enjoy this wine on its own; drink now till 2022+ (cork enclosure). My impression: BEAUTIFUL, 92 pts – recommended for its quality. NOTE, the vintage at LCBO is indeed 2010, not the listed 2011. Tasted in Nov/14 http://grapeselections.com/grapeselections/wine-reviews/.
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Medium+ ruby in colour with a medium to medium+ intense nose.
Positive Notes: This merlot has nice juicy flavor featuring raspberry, plums, dark chocolate, thyme, sweet basil and vanilla. Full body with medium to Medium+ tannins, good acidity & a long length.
Negatives: A touch hot on the taste
Drink now on its own or over the next 5 years and pair it with beef Bourguignon.
Tasted: 13 June 13
Score: 9/10, Value: 8.5/10 Total: 7.5/20
Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3.5+
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Aromas of concentrated red cherry, plum, and a slight hickory smoke note. Juicy flavours of red cherry, plum and raspberry, with a subtle earthiness and some spice. Medium bodied with fine but firm tannins and balanced acidity. Overall, a joy to drink.
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