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Blue Grouse Estate Winery Quill Q Red 2017 Wine Review

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Quill Q Red 2017

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Quill Q Red 2017

BC V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $23.99

Drink: 2020-2023

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Blue Grouse Estate Winery

Reviews and Ratings

Deborah Podurgiel - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Wow! Quill Q Red is a spicy, juicy, chewy and mouth-filling 47% Cabernet Franc 28% Merlot and 25% Marechal Foch red wine blend. Spicy on the nose with cinnamon, white pepper, dried cherries, flinty and smoky aromas.

Dry, full-bodied and well-defined with ripe dark cherry, black raspberry, briar leaf, pepper, baking spices, cocoa and smoked meat flavours vibrant, long and mouth-filling on the palate.

Grapes were fermented separately, pressed separately and racked to a combination of American and French oak barrels. Each wine was aged 12 months in barrel and then blended prior to bottling. Quill Q Red is vegan-friendly, although I can't help wanting to serve it with a huge, well-marbled ribeye steak. We paired it with venison strip loins.

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