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Grape Observer

A fine wine review focussing on wines from Australia and France (c)

  • Covert Farms Family Estate The Bluff 2016

    This is an excellent wine from Covert Farms in the Okanagan Valley in Canada. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and petit verdot and from the 2016 vintage, its style is reminiscent of a left bank cru bourgeois Bordeaux from a ripe vintage. In the glass, there are earthy, blackcurrant aromatics. The palate has […]

    Sean Mitchell

    January 21, 2020
    Wine Reviews
    Cabernet Blends, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Okanagan Valley, Petit Verdot
  • Tinhorn Creek Oldfield Reserve Merlot 2016

    There are few Australian merlots I have tasted of this calibre at this price. From Tinhorn Creek in the Okanagan Valley in Canada, this wine opens to aromas of red fruits and evident oak. The palate is savoury, with notes of spice, dried herbs and red fruits. Ready to drink now or over the next […]

    Sean Mitchell

    January 16, 2020
    Wine Reviews
    Canada, Merlot, Okanagan Valley
  • Kalala Zweigelt Okanagan Valley 2015

    Kalala Zweigelt Wine Review

    Sean Mitchell

    January 15, 2020
    Wine Reviews
    Austria, Canada, Okanagan Valley, Zweigelt
  • Mission Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

    This is a very good cabernet sauvignon from Mission Hill in the Okanagan Valley in Canada and the 2017 vintage. It has aromatics of spice and brooding blackcurrants. The palate has ripe and fleshy tannins and good length on the finish. This wine is enjoyable right now, but will also suit cellaring for 5 years. […]

    Sean Mitchell

    January 13, 2020
    Wine Reviews
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Okanagan Valley

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