Quails' Gate Estate Winery Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2017

Thanks for liking this wine! Let your friends on Twitter and Facebook know about it by clicking on the buttons here.

If you've already connected your Twitter account, then you don't need to click on the Twitter button to share your review as it'll be done for you.

Optional: Before you share your wine find with friends, you can pick a score or make a quick tasting note, or both if you like:

My Score:

My Tasting Notes:

Expand Box

Community Reviews

There are 2 user submitted reviews for this wine.

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate 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.

Silver Medal Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence

Jennifer Havers 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!

Natalie's Review

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2017, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia V.Q.A., Canada: 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. Drink: 2018-2023. 639658 14% XD 750 mL $59.95 Score: 92/100. March 30, 2019 Top Rated Red Wine. Delightful Duck Wine Full Review

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

SAVE MY SEAT!

Wine of the Week

As featured on

Charles Baker White Wine
Riesling 2021,
Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A. ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 333,836 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

Best Books of the Year

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

Best Books of the Year

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources. learn more

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 333,836 strong: