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Painted Rock Merlot, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
93 Points

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Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -512319
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Pretty, postured, woven.
Thanks to the stunning site above Skaha Lake, the Skinner family's painstaking planning and vine selection, as well as the direction of international winemaker and viticulturist, Alain Sutre, Painted Rock's outstanding wines are receiving international attention.
The 2018 Merlot was matured 18 months in 30% new French oak barrels.
Expect a pretty nose of cedar chips and pipe tobacco, sweet plums and cherry alongside baking spices and violets. The structure is notable, the acidity adds levity and the flavours here are earthy. Postured and pleasing despite a warm finish, it's a nicely woven wine I'd recommend decanting now or cellar up to a decade.


 
Recommended Pairings
Rich Meats , Cheese - Hard/Aged, Good First Impressions, Cellar Keepers, French Food


©copyright 2012 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores reviewed - 2021-09-14 15:37:45.0

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Painted Rock Merlot, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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Black Hills Estate Winery "Nota Bene", Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2021
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -708073
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Black Hills Estate Winery "Hiatus Collection Nota Bene", Okanagan Valley BC
94 Points

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92 Points

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Moon Curser Malbec, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -70300
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Quails' Gate Merlot, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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95 Points

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Moon Curser Malbec, Okanagan Valley BC
89 Points

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Tommasi "Ripasso" Valpolicella, Veneto Italy
92 Points

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91 Points

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88 Points

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88 Points

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92 Points

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94 Points

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92 Points

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91 Points

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91 Points

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91 Points

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90 Points

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89 Points

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90 Points

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91 Points

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Moon Curser Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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Moon Curser 'Contraband' Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

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Vintage: 2024
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88 Points

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Domaine Montmartel 'Domaine Grande Bellane' Cotes du Rhone, Rhoney Valley, France
92 Points

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Ricasoli 'Brolio' Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy
92 Points

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SpearHead Pinot Noir 'Coyote Vineyard', Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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El Petit Bonhomme, Jumilla Spain
89 Points

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Moon Curser 'Broad Daylight', Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

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Moon Curser 'Diversion', Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

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Moon Curser Tempranillo, Okanagan Valley, BC
92 Points

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91 Points

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Quails' Gate Old Vines Foch, Okangan Valley BC
90 Points

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Vintage: 2022
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -639625
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Bartier Bros. 'The Orchard Row', Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -158967
Ranking: 26.000674
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Moon Curser 'Heist' Rose, Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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Les Vignerons du Castelas Cotes du Rhone Red, Rhone Valley, France
90 Points

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Moon Curser 'Contraband' Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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Montes Wings Carmenere, Colchagua Valley Chile
94 Points

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Gold Hill Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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Bartier Bros. Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -84905
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Bartier Bros. Merlot, Okanagan Valley BC
89 Points

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Bartier Bros. 'The Orchard Row', Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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Moon Curser Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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Moon Curser 'Heist' Rose, Okanagan Valley BC
89 Points

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Roche Wines Chateau, Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2017
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Liquidity Wines Estate 'Rose of Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, BC
89 Points

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