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February 8th 2017


NEWSLETTER
This weekend we are tasting from our Library...
In anticipation of celebrating the upcoming week with your
LOVED ONE.

Our Library wines and the wines we have chosen to pour all weekend long
we feel...
are worthy wines to show your love...

Reason is, the grapes that have been used for these wines are simply...
LOVED.

The juice from these grapes for these wines...
free-run and...
LOVED.

The winemaking to handcraft these exquisite, delicate, delicious wines...
THEY LOVE WHAT THEY DO.

Join us all weekend long as we celebrate these wines that we...
LOVE.

Cheers,

Kim Murphy

My passion is BC Wine...what's yours?



Upcoming Events & Tastings

February 14th: Valentines Dinner for 17 Couples
6:30pm
$149 per ticket

2 Pairs of Tickets left!


February 15th 
Exotic Destinations with Roblin Travel...
7-10pm
$20 per person

Call Roblin Travel for tickets
604-792-4696



February 24th: Complimentary Tasting with Arrowleaf
3-6pm

February 25th: Complimentary Tasting with Baillie Grohman
3-6pm


March 10th: Complimentary Tasting with Fort Berens
3-6pm


May 12th: Complimentary Tasting with Bench 1775
3-6pm

 
As always, we have Friday and Saturday tastings every week. Check out what's being opened this week, below!
 

Weekend Tastings

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH
3-6 PM

Sperling 2013 Brut Rose $38.25 +taxes 
This “classic method” sparkling is born of our heritage family vineyard on the mountain air cooled South Kelowna Benches, where we have tended vines since the 1930s. 100% Pinot Noir. 
KIM"S PICK

Fitzpatrick 2015 Chardonnay $32.17 +taxes 
MEL'S FAVOURITE CHARDONNAY
The first dream we had as winegrowers was to produce great Chardonnay. It was 1987. To do that, we had to pull up every last vine we had, and replant new French ones. At the time, no one really knew for sure that great Okanagan wine was even possible. It was a big leap. But we took it.

Mission Hill 2012 Quatrain $67.83 +taxes 
LIBRARY WINE
This vibrant red displays black cherry and licorice notes which are framed by hints of mint chocolate and orange peel. The 2012 Quatrain is a rich and dense red with a long savoury aftertaste that is reminiscent of mincemeat tarts. Balanced with a firm, earthy finish.

Sumac Ridge BSV 2009 Pipe $23.47 +taxes 
BEST SELLER
We have chosen the name “Pipe” to reflect the time-honoured tradition of Port producers and the quality of this fine wine. The wine is an equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Partway through fermentation, the process is stopped by adding high-alcohol grain spirits, bringing the alcohol up to 18-19% and leaving behind residual sugar. This Merlot exhibits a nice mix of red and dark fruit with hints of plum and vanilla on the nose. On the palate, red fruit dominates with hints of spice such as cinnamon and clove. The tannins are round, soft and mouth coating with just a touch of sweetness. To be enjoyed on its own or with a variety of strong cheeses such as blue or stilton. If you enjoy something sweeter - dark chocolate, or a dessert with raisins or figs will certainly pair well.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH
3-6 PM

Cipes 2010 Blanc de Blanc $39.12 +taxes 
TO START YOUR NIGHT...

From the makers of the best sparkling wine in BC comes yet another amazing new bubbly from the incredible Summerhill Pyramid Winery. Brand new to our store and the winery, this 100% Chardonnay sparkling is sure to transfer you to France in your mind while you sip its big bubbles. Produced in the traditional champagne method, from 100% Chardonnay grapes. Extended en tirage aging for 4 years, and disgorged in small batches. Only 200 cases produced from 100% Chardonnay, grown at Sekhon Family Vineyards in Osoyoos, BC. The wine begins with a lovely and delicate fruity aroma, leading to flavours of citrus and apple. The lees note is delicate as well, adding a hint of complexity to this crisply fresh and very elegant wine. The plus is the active display of fine bubbles in the glass. 93.- John Schreiner Nov. 2015

SILVER MEDAL- 2015 InterVin BRONZE MEDAL- 2015 All Canadian Wine Championships 93 points - John Schreiner. 92 points - Rick van Sickle.


Mission Hill 2013 Perpetua $59.99 +taxes 
LIBRARY WINE

PERPETUA means long-lasting…continuous, which represents to our family the concept of generations – our roots and our future. 100% harvested from three individual blocks in our eastern Osoyoos vineyard estate. With limited skin contact, a select portion was fermented in new French oak, and aged sur lie for nine months with gentle hand-stirring every two weeks. 32 barrels produced. Rich, intense and vibrant, with persistent peach, apple, hazelnut and spice flavours in the mix. The 2012 Perpetua shows seamless density with a plush and creamy mid-palate and beautifully integrated French oak. Harmonious and graceful, lingering with a mineral note and a juicy impression. Harvested in September 2012 from our Osoyoos Vineyard Estate. After crushing and skin contact, the free run wine is set aside. A carefully selected portion is barrel fermented in new French oak, aged for 9 months sur lie, and stirred by hand every two weeks

Tinhorn Creek 2011 Oldfield Series Pinot Noir $33.90 +taxes 
KIMS PINOT PICK

2011 was one of the coolest vintages in a decade in the Okanagan, which is excellent for Pinot Noir. Brick red color, cranberry and cherries give way to smoky herbal notes with a hint of orange rind and star anise.  The complex palate has delicate sour cherry, dried herbs, clove, chocolate orange and cigar box. A brick red hue, typical of aged Pinot Noir, gives a bold and complex appearance. On the nose the wine yields cranberry and dried cherries before giving way to a smoky, herbal, earthy note. It continues to develop as it opens up. Next wave of aromatics shows dried orange rind, star anise and cinnamon. The pallet is delicate and supple with tart cherry fruit, black tea, cloves, and finished with a dark orange chocolate bite. Cellar 3-5 years. 

Stag's Hollow 2013 Renaissance Merlot $41.73 +taxes 

PERFECT WITH YOUR VALENTINES STEAK
There is a plush, seductive nose on this powerful wine. Spicy, vanilla-scented forward oak, shoe polish and dense fruitcake aromas pave the way for rich palate flavours of ripe plum, cassis and dark chocolate. Layered and complex, the tannins are structured and still quite tight, but pedigreed fruit and skilled winemaking are on full display. Tasted June 2016. As with most of our Renaissance Merlot wines, this wine is approachable at release with decanting, but will benefit from at least 2 years of aging in bottle and will further reward with careful cellaring for up to the next 10 years.

2015 All Canadian Wine Championships - Bronze Medal
DJ Kearney - NWAC16 - Silver medal / 90 points
STORE HOURS
 
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY: 9:30AM-7:00PM 

THURSDAY- SATURDAY: 9:30AM-8:00PM 

SUNDAY: 10:30AM-6:00PM 


 

Featured Wine   

Stag's Hollow 2013 Hart

PERFECT FOR VALENTINES DAY
$28.69 +taxes

Made entirely from exceptionally ripe Merlot that was hand harvested from our Osoyoos East Bench vineyard in early October 2012. The fruit was destemmed, left uncrushed and gravity transferred into shallow open top fermenters. During the entire maceration of the whole berry fruit, it was foot trodden 3 times daily in ordered to gently extract tannins and colour while avoiding astringency. Midway through the fermentation, barrel aged grape spirits were added to arrest the fermentation process and preserve the natural sugars in the wine. The free run wine was then drawn off, and the marc was basket pressed into older American oak barrels. The wine was then left to mature for 12 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. This will age nicely for 10 years or more. 100 % Merlot / barrel age grape spirits. 

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