Burrowing Owl, Athene, Okanagan Valley

Fantastic wine. Still has more years to develop. Wish I had more.

PnPd, a bit restrained in the fruit department. This was mostly acid and tannins for the first glasses. Decant may be wise. Some fruit surfaced later but not an impressive or expressive wine.

Excellent wine; very smooth and enjoyable.

Treated a wine industry friend visiting from Dubai with their first Canadian wine experience, Second up BC. Medium-intensity ruby color, with medium minus aromas of vanilla, cedar, black fruits, and black pepper. Medium minus flavors of plum, vanilla, cassis, chocolate, cream, and dried herbs. Medium acidity and mild tannins with a short finish. Two hours decant. They loved it.

92 PTS. Excellent accompaniment with herb crusted lamb chops.

13.5% alc., 57% Syrah and 43% Cabernet Sauvignon …. They were co-fermented. Done in a mixture of French, American and Hungarian oak …. 25% new barrels. Aged in barrel for 18 months. Colour: Nice vibrant purple and red, dark and thick looking but not inky. Aromas: Complex aromas. Showing rich lush dark berry fruits, cherry kirsch, cassis, blueberry pie and crust, pluminess and baking spices. A meatiness, herbal/scrubland/sage, graphite. Some vanilla on the end. Flavours: Repeating a lot of the …

Earthy

This is a smooth fantastic wine with dark berries, cherry, oak, baking spice slightly tannic at first but softens up nicely , so good.

Wonderfully open now and a great addition to the B.C. Meritage style reds. Generous body, deep colour, ver well balanced with juicy fruit flavours and soft tannins.

Brilliant. Let breath for a bit though

Dark inky color and soft aroma. Spicy first taste - citrus, ripe cherries. Soft finish with lingering cherry taste. Either too young or not full bodied enough yet.

Powerhouse wine from a great year.