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Red
2012 Burrowing Owl Merlot
Merlot
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Okanagan Valley
- Okanagan Valley VQA
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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Bavarian64x Likes this wine: 94 points
April 21, 2023 - Fabulous!
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sativa wrote: flawed
October 5, 2021 - Bottle was beginning refermentation. Very disappointing.
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Tlkemp57@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 90 points
September 22, 2021 - A little harsh at first but it opened up with decanting and a little time.
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bboard Likes this wine:
March 26, 2021 - Still going strong! Did a tasting for the bottle over 4 days, wine was best in Day 1&2, Day 3 was fine, Day 4 not preferable but drinkable.
In each day, a glass was pour and consumed with same cheese. On each day, wine was brought to tasting temp, and improved over the next 1.5 hours.
Day 1 has the most black, plummy fruit, vanilla, oak, good mouthfeel but a little thin mid palate, med finish. Day 2 showed the most complexity, great balance of fruit (mostly black, hint of dried red fruits), still smooth in the mouth with tertiary notes of tobacco & smoke. Day 3, fruits has more red tone than black, finish still decent with some complexity. Day 4, drinks more like a restaurant table wine, still works but not preferable.
Wine has aged well and surprisingly resilient and tasty. Probably still good for 2 years1 person found this helpful Comment -
0nsp Likes this wine: 93 points
October 9, 2020 - Wow! Aged 8 years and it seems perfect. A great balance of fruit, spice, acid, tannins and earthiness. Better initially then it smoothed out over time, leaving a smooth, licorice leather taste. Tastes phenonal in riedel sommelier glasses vs no name glasses.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Burrowing Owl
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Canada
- Region British Columbia
- SubRegion Okanagan Valley
- Appellation Okanagan Valley VQA
- UPC Codes 688229003110, 688229003127, 688229003189
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 218 (46%)
- Consumed 251 (54%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
87% Like It 15 votes
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- ProducerBurrowing Owl
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryCanada
- RegionBritish Columbia
- SubRegionOkanagan Valley
- AppellationOkanagan Valley VQA
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