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Quails' Gate Estate Winery Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2017 Wine Review

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2017

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2017

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $59.95

Drink: 2018-2023

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Quails' Gate Estate Winery

Agent: Hobbs & Co. - Perigon

Natalie's Score: 92/100

A full-bodied, layered BC Pinot Noir. Aromas of black cherry, smoke, violets and spice. Racy mouth-watering acidity for seared tuna, roast chicken and planked salmon.

Pinot Noir food pairings: duck confit, coq au vin, beef bourguignon.

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This Quails' Gate Estate Winery Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2017 was reviewed on March 30, 2019 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 639658
  • $40.00 
  • 195 bottles
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Reviews and Ratings

Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

A beautiful wine you can enjoy with salmon, pork, chicken, or a nice charcuterie platter. Aromas of smoke and earth balanced with tart cherry and some black pepper. Full bodied with some medium tannins. Lots of cherry on the finish. Enjoy!
Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

This is Quails' Gate Estate Winery's flagship red. In short, it is amazing. A ballerina Pinot Noir - beautiful, elegant and well-crafted with pin-point precision. Fragrant with ripe cherry, earthy and spicy aromas on the nose, dry, medium-bodied with ultra-balanced acidity to fruit, smooth with ripe dark cherry, red berry, blueberry, earthy violets and baking spice flavours on the palate. Tannins are fine and well-integrated. So ready to drink now.

Wine grapes were hand-harvested from Pinot Noir vines generally over 20 years old. After two to three weeks of fermentation and maceration, the wine is gently pressed and aged in French oak barrels for 10 months prior to racking and bottling. Enjoy with grilled rack of lamb.

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