Wine |
Osoyoos Larose Pétales d’Osoyoos 2006 |
Appellation |
Okanagan |
Grape Varietal |
Merlot 67%, Cabernet Sauvignon 18%, Malbec 8%, Petit Verdot 4%, Cabernet Franc 3% |
Alcohol % |
13.5 |
Price |
$25 |
Quantity |
51,960 bottles |
Where to get it |
Select wine stores |
Point score |
90 |
Many good wines were poured at this week’s Taste BC 2010 and this is one of the wines that I kept recommending to others all evening. This is the remarkable “second label” from Osoyoos Larose, selling for $20 less than Le Grand Vin. Just see if you can find a better Bordeaux blend from B.C. for $25!
This is an elegant red, beginning with aromas of vanilla and raspberry. On the palate there are ripe flavours of blackberry, currants, black cherry and spice, giving an overall impression of sweet fruit. The fruit flavours are concentrated but the texture of the wine is smooth, almost silky, no doubt because the winemaker aged this wine 16 months in two- and three-year-old French oak barrels. This yielded softer tannins than one would find in Le Grand Vin, some of which gets new oak and is built for longer-term aging. Pétales is drinking very nicely now and it is widely available.
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