Golden, juicy, easy.
Golden in colour with pink glints and aromas of pears and guava, tangerine and honeysuckle with faint undertones of wet stones. Off-dry on the palate juicy, with good concentration and easy drinking.
A straightforward white for holiday dinners.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 22nd, 2018

Juicy, silky, classic.
Without doubt, Michael Bartier is one of British Columbia's most talented and humble winemakers. He makes honest wines and trusts the site and the fruit to dictate the wine. For wine club members only, the Pinot Noir grapes offered to Michael for this wine come from Naramata and it was aged 17 months in neutral French oak barrels and tank.
Classic styling, it offers aromas of forest floor and spice, tealeaf, sour cherry and cranberry, dried violets, cedar, leather and star anise. It's juicy and silky and the palate is more grounded than the nose. Lovely fruit expression with a long fresh finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 24th, 2023

Engaging, fresh, dry.
Unlike BB's other 2022 rose (2% Merlot, 2% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay and 51% Gewurztraminer) this pink is 100% Penticton Pinot Noir. It was stainless steel aged on lees for four months.
A pretty pale pink it delivers notes of watermelon and fresh summer berries, blood oranges, mountain stream and honeysuckle. It's fresh, dry and zesty with rhubarb and cedary flavours. Bright and engaging.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 13th, 2023

Located on the Black Sage in Oliver, Bartier Bros. make honest, classic wines of quality.
Piquette has historically been the winemaker and vineyard crew's wine. It's a simple wine made from a second pressing of grapes after the initial, intended wine. It has lower sugar and therefore alcohol (4.2%) and BB adds some carbonation to their version to keep it interesting and refreshing. It's also a way for a winery to bring in extra income from what would otherwise be deemed leftovers; crucial in times like these.
As I mention above this is a simple wine, no need to get into fancy talk about it. On both the rose and the white (both come in cans) the nose is more distinguished than the palate.
It's a pale salmony-orange shade with notes of peach skin and melon rind, wild berries, tangerine and wildflowers. Very light-bodied and spritzy with just a hint of orange pekoe tea flavour.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 25th, 2023

Located on the Black Sage in Oliver, Bartier Bros. make honest, classic wines of quality.
Piquette has historically been the winemaker and vineyard crew's wine. It's a simple wine made from a second pressing of grapes after the initial, intended wine. It has lower sugar and therefore alcohol (4.2%) and BB adds some carbonation to their version to keep it interesting and refreshing. It's also a way for a winery to bring in extra income from what would otherwise be deemed leftovers; crucial in times like these.
As I mention above this is a simple wine, no need to get into fancy talk about it. On both the rose and the white (both come in cans) the nose is more distinguished than the palate.
Notes of lemon peel, melon, pear and pomelo lead to a very light-bodied palate with mouthwatering acidity.
©copyright 2023 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - July 25th, 2023