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| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2023 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by GimpyBoy on 6/30/2020 & rated 90 points: Yummy (749 views) | | | Tasted by 0nsp on 4/11/2019 & rated 90 points: Very good fuil bodied meritage style blend. Blueberries and black berries on the nose. Chocolate, clove and all spice on the palate. (1073 views) |
| Fairview Cellars Producer Website
Producer Location (Google Maps)2013 Fairview Cellars The BearThe Bear: Previously called “The Bear’s Meritage” this is part of the “Premier Series” wines (along with the higher end Cabs). A blend of five of the classic Bordeaux cultivars (Cab. Sauv., Merlot, Cab. Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot) with Cabernet Sauvignon being at least 50% of the blend, sometimes reaching as high as 75% of the blend in exceptional Cab. years. The best barrels are always chosen for this wine, with the Cab. Sauv. grapes usually coming from a later picking to add to the complexity. The wine is stored for longer periods of time in the barrel. (anywhere from 14 to 20 months) The time “on the skins” is usually longer, again to achieve higher extraction from the skins.
[Bottle Label] The Bear is the premier blend from Fairview Cellars. 2013 proved to be another vintage year in the South Okanagan. All the grapes for this blend were sourced from the estate vineyard except for the 5% Malbec portion that comes from Quail’s Wayside, also part of the, now official, Sub-Appellation called the Golden Mile Bench. The Bear was the nickname for Bill Eggert’s nephew who helped with the 2000 vintage. His name has been associated with this premium wine ever since. 14.1%Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.Canadahttps://www.winegrowerscanada.ca/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_wineBritish Columbia Wines of British Columbia (British Columbia Wine Institute)Okanagan Valley Okanagan Valley (British Columbia Wine Institute) |
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