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Echo Haskap Rara Avis Fortified Haskap Wine Review

Echo Haskap Rara Avis Fortified Haskap

Echo Haskap Rara Avis Fortified Haskap

Lumby, BC, British Columbia, Canada

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $45.00

Drink: 2024-2027

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 18.5%

Sweetness: Sweet

Wine Type: Dessert Wine

Organic wine


Winery: Echo Haskap

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Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

So, there was a menu change up for Santa's cookies last Christmas ?? with Rara Avis (Rare Bird) Fortified Haskap Berry wine produced from organically grown Haskap from Echo Haskap farm located near Echo Lake Provincial Park in the Okanagan Valley.

Fragrant with dark berry aromas and gently sweet on the palate with cassis, crushed raspberry, dark chocolate, Christmas baking spices, the made-in-British Columbia dessert wine is balanced with bright, juicy acidity and was an amazing pairing, lightly chilled, with several ;) dark chocolate Lebkuchen (gingerbread) cookies, and I think it would also be a great pairing with any dark chocolate and berry dessert (hint, hint... Valentine's Day). Produced by winemaker Tibor Erdélyi. Tasted December 2023.

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