Cherry, cranberry and prune nose, with a warm rum note. Silky palate of strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, marmalade and toffee, with a quirky touch of potting soil, charcoal and green astringency. Good balance, but not a long finish.
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Had this last night, after the Fairview Madcap red (2007). This Bear was fantastic. Took a bit of time to open up (would recommend decanting for one hour). I kick myself for not having several of these. Now I could only replace it with the 2010.
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A soft, oak and fruit driven wine that is typical of many Okanagan reds in that it feels a little overworked and therefore has no precision especially on the finish. Is undoubtedly still a decent drink for short term pleasure with barbeque.
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The boquet was an overwhelming punch-in-the-nose of oaky vanilla with a sharp coconut upper cut, and though some aromas poked through, it was hard to find anything else beyond the "barrel program". The palate played out better; silky, full and long. Fine grained tannins and nice acidity to lift and balance the dark ripe fruit. Blackberry, strawberrry, toffee and coco with a dash of licorice. A good effort. Missing body for a higher score. It will be nice to see how the wine shows in a few years when the wood subsides. The wine has a great backbone and should stand up.
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1/1/2017 - Merrit wrote: 89 Points
Cherry, cranberry and prune nose, with a warm rum note. Silky palate of strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, marmalade and toffee, with a quirky touch of potting soil, charcoal and green astringency. Good balance, but not a long finish.
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2/19/2016 - BcDuncan wrote: 89 Points
aged well, good flavour, full bodied
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2/19/2016 - BcDuncan Likes this wine: 90 Points
aged well, lots of flavour good balance
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4/28/2014 - darrenv Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had this last night, after the Fairview Madcap red (2007).
This Bear was fantastic. Took a bit of time to open up (would recommend decanting for one hour). I kick myself for not having several of these. Now I could only replace it with the 2010.
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8/8/2011 - James Bornn wrote: 85 Points
A soft, oak and fruit driven wine that is typical of many Okanagan reds in that it feels a little overworked and therefore has no precision especially on the finish. Is undoubtedly still a decent drink for short term pleasure with barbeque.
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12/22/2010 - Winekrupt wrote: 89 Points
The boquet was an overwhelming punch-in-the-nose of oaky vanilla with a sharp coconut upper cut, and though some aromas poked through, it was hard to find anything else beyond the "barrel program". The palate played out better; silky, full and long. Fine grained tannins and nice acidity to lift and balance the dark ripe fruit. Blackberry, strawberrry, toffee and coco with a dash of licorice. A good effort. Missing body for a higher score. It will be nice to see how the wine shows in a few years when the wood subsides. The wine has a great backbone and should stand up.
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