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WSET Level 3 Part 2 Week 6 CANADA

Downtown Vancouver [AI School]

Tasted August 10, 2010 by Weston3220 with 659 views

Introduction

All Wines were poured blind

Flight 1 (3 notes)

White
2008 St. Hubertus Estate Winery Pinot Blanc Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA
86 points
Pale almost Water White, "Lemon Green"
A: Clean, Med Intensity
Floral, Green Apple, Big Dose of Citrus and Peach

T: Dry, Med+ Acid, Med Alc, Med body, med intensity, med+ finish
Ripe Apple, Citrus, Pears, Peach, Little Melon, big ole fruit bowl

Conc: A solid Pinot Blanc, Drink now, simple approachable non offensive
White
N.V. Jackson-Triggs Sauvignon Blanc Proprietors' Selection Mixed, Canada/Imported
75 points
FYI this is not Made from Okanagan/Canadian Grapes

Clear, Med- Lemon Green
Showing Significant Legs

A: Clean, Low Intensity
Kiwi[Green Tropical] maybe little herbaceous?

T: Dry, med- acid, med- body, med+ alc, med- intensity, med- finish and finish is hot
Tropical, creamed mango

Conc: Lacking a lot of stuff really I mean its no really Varietal Correct lol

Side Note: Teacher Pours this wine every 3 months, never the same this surprised him as this was the best he's had so far
White - Sweet/Dessert
2006 Mike Weir Estate Winery Vidal Icewine Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA
87 points
Clear, Med+ Gold, Lots of Legs

A: Clear, Med+ Intensity, Developing
Earth[Mushroom], drying out Papaya, I like the nose

T: Luscious, Med+Acid, Full Body, Med Alc, med+ Intensity
Raisin, Mineral, Finish, little Caramel, dried fruit, toasted nuts

Conc: Not worth the price IMO 44.99 for a 375ml much better Icewines out there for the price

Flight 2 (4 notes)

Red
2007 CedarCreek Estate Winery Pinot Noir Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA
85 points
Clear, Med Ruby, showing legs

A: Clean, Med Intensity, youthful
Fat, Red fruit, some spice/pepper, mineral

T: Dry, med+ acid, med tannin, med+alc, med+ intensity, med+ finish
Minty, Red fruit, plums[not ripe]

Conc: Good, needs to breath a bit felt little disjointed in the beginning
Red
2008 Sandhill Syrah Sandhill Estate Vineyard Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA
81 points
Clear, Deep Core Purple, moving to a med+ruby rim
A: Clear, Med+ Intensity, youthful
Grape Candy fruit, Some Meat, Mineral, Pepper, and 'chemical'

T: dry, med- acid , med tannin, med+ alc, med body, med intensity, med+ finish
Oak, dark fruit/purple fruit, bitter chocolate, a "burnt meat"

Conc: Not my type of Wine, Felt Flat, Acid was way to low no balance
Red
2007 Summerhill Pyramid Winery Baco Noir Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA
84 points
Clear, Deep Ruby
A: Clean, Med Intensity
Cedar, Woody, Red fruit, cranberry Juice, Peanut Butter[Yup]

T: Dry, med acid, low+ tannin, med body, med intensity, med+finish
Red Fruit, Some Wood

Conc: Average, drinkable for me others didn't find it as much
Red
2006 Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA
86 points
Deep Ruby [ I want to say Garnet but its ruby, but has the look of a good Bordeaux wine]

A: Clean, Med+ Intensity, Developing
dried red fruit, strawberry/cranberry little floral, cedar, 'cola', sweet tomato leaf, really enjoyed this nose 92pts!

T: Dry, High Tannin, Med+ Acid, Med+ Alc, Med+ Intensity, Med finish
Little Green, Red fruit, mild creamy

Conc: good, dont think age will change the palate too much I think there is Potential, just need more age on the vines we shall see. Also seems a little closed on the palate would of liked to decant this wine too

Closing

Dont know if these are the wines I would normally pick to show to people from outside the province.

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