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Quails' Gate Estate Winery Dijon Clone Selection Pinot Noir 2008 Wine Review

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Dijon Clone Selection Pinot Noir 2008

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Dijon Clone Selection Pinot Noir 2008

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia VQA, Canada

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $55.00

Drink: 2008-2016

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Quails' Gate Estate Winery

Agent: Hobbs & Co. - Perigon

Natalie's Score: 92/100

Bright cherry and raspberry aromas with a pleasingly mouth-watering juiciness. Some vanilla smoke with lovely elegance and balance.

Pinot Noir food pairings: slow-cooked herb-crusted lamb shank or mushroom risotto finished with white truffle oil and parmigiano reggiano.

This Quails' Gate Estate Winery Dijon Clone Selection Pinot Noir 2008 was reviewed on January 3, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Brent Gushowaty rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Eye:
Cherry/Ruby

Nose:
Cherry/plum, violets

Palate:
Cherry/strawberry/plum, vanilla, good acidity, gorgeous fruit!

Tasted May 20, 2014

bcpinotnoir.com
Panel Tasting #16
@bcpinotnoirinfo
This wine represents an exclusive blend of the best and oldest Dijon Clones from our estate. Blended from 12 year old, well-attended Dijon clones 115 and 667, this wine is aged in gross lees of French oak for 10 months of which
60% are new and 40 % are 1 year old. Quails' Gate Dijon Clone Selection Pinot Noir is available exclusively at the Quails' Gate winery.

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