Community Tasting Notes 19

• Rudolph Schmidt wrote:

  February 3, 2024 - Decanted two hours and drunk over 1h. Cassis, mocha, mushroom, black fruit, tobacco, baking spice. Paired with braised Lamb shank. Not impressed. It seems more & more the price of these larger BC reds doesn't reflect what's in the bottle.

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• Vino Loco wrote: 90 points

  January 27, 2024 - One of the more reliable vintages of NB. A tinge of musty oak on the nose. Mid bodied. Tastes better than it smells. Hints of cherry, eucalyptus and allspice. Like many similar wines from BC, lacks the structure and finish to warrant its inflating $70 price.
  
  I just don’t feel these are aging as gracefully as some of the earlier vintages - like the 2007 to 2009 and 2013 vintages.
  
  I’ll continue to buy a few each vintage to keep some verticals intact as the label is still much adored, but not something I’d bother opening anymore for wine enthusiasts.

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• Blackwood Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 31, 2023 - Not usually my favorite, but this is maturing nicely. No time to decant but still had big flavors of dark fruit with full mouth feel.

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• rexmerlot wrote: 89 points

  December 29, 2023 - Clear dark purple in colour. Notes of cassis, licorice and black chocolate. Drank next to a 2003 and 2010, and found this bottle too young. Again nice acidity, tannins were a little rough in comparison to the other bottles. But i think that is just due to the age of wine. Put it aside to drink the next day.

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• Blackwood Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 16, 2023 - Was nice, smooth not huge fruit flavours. Could cellar up to a few more years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Black Hills Estate
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Nota Bene
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Canada
• Region British Columbia
• SubRegion Okanagan Valley
• Appellation Okanagan Valley VQA
• UPC Codes 058796502981, 058976502981, 058976502998, 626990061533, 626990327288

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• In Cellars 1,665 (77%)
• Consumed 494 (23%)

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