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2017 Painted Rock Red Icon
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Okanagan Valley
- Skaha Bench
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Community Tasting Notes 11
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RBurgundy99 Likes this wine: 90 points
March 24, 2024 - Nice offering from the Okanagan. Spicy, smooth tannins, medium acidity. Crowd pleaser, and decently priced.
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Mnawacki Likes this wine: 92 points
July 8, 2023 - Outstanding once again, this 2017 drinking super well. Lush, round, red fruit in great balance. Tannins are soft and silky, a really enjoyable red and great pairing for bbq steak.
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Canoehead Likes this wine:
April 29, 2023 - 2017 BC Red Blends on Blueback (Vancouver Island): part of a blind tasting of 2017 BC Meritage blends. Dark Garnet. Restrained fruit - more savoury notes of black olive and cocoa. Fruit is more present on the palate. Maturing macerated black cherries and plums. a bit of malo creaminess. Medium weight. Balanced and somewhat refreshing. Medium plus finish. Second of three flights. Ranked 3rd by group; 2nd by me. This wine would benefit from protein and fat pairings - grilled ribeye, perhaps.
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Vino Loco Likes this wine: 90 points
October 8, 2021 - Old world cues from this BC Bordeaux blend. Medium bodied. Mild nose, didn’t get much in the way of fruits on the entry but has a nice lingering finish.
I drank it along side a 2017 La Frenz Grand Total, which is my go to BC Bordeaux.
Nose - La Frenz is more vibrant.
Entry - La Frenz has more notable fruits - blackberries, cherry. The Red Icon is not very fruit forward.
Finish - The Red Icon has a much better finish. The Grand Total has a bit of a burn and dissipates quickly.
Overall - both are both fantastic BC blends, but need more time - in particular the Red Icon. For $20 less, Grand Total is better value. Enjoy!3 people found this helpful Comment -
Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 92 points
September 20, 2021 - Excellent Red Icon. Good structure with blackberries, espresso beans and nice pyrazine notes on the nose/palate. Good supporting acidity. Can certainly be cellared for an additional 5-7 years
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Painted Rock
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Red Icon
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Canada
- Region British Columbia
- SubRegion Okanagan Valley
- Appellation Skaha Bench
- UPC Code 626990105824
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 973 (76%)
- Consumed 306 (24%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerPainted Rock
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryCanada
- RegionBritish Columbia
- SubRegionOkanagan Valley
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