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Library Wine: Pinot Noir 'Tradition' 2017
2017Pinot NoirRed

Library Wine: Pinot Noir 'Tradition' 2017

Okanagan Valley•British Columbia
This wine is reserved for Black Book members - Join now, inscrivez-vous à notre club privé, to purchase this stellar library wine.
 
We are excited to share this wine from our cellar library, to celebrate this rave review:

16.5 + points, Jancis Robinson
Roche Pinot Noir 2017 Okanagan Valley
"spring and autumn in one glass"

Full bottle 1,329 g. Made by Bordelaise Pénélope and Dylan Roche from 21-year-old ungrafted vines. They call this their Tradition Pinot Noir but the T-word is nowhere on the label (a bit like Châteauneuf?). From the west-facing organic Kozier vineyard on the Naramata Bench. Aged in French oak barrels (20% new) for 14 months. 

Healthy transparent garnet colour. Light nose but reassuringly savoury palate.
This is quite sophisticated and may not immediately appeal to those who expect more sweetness from their Pinots but it seems pretty convincing to me – even if its background may be more Bordeaux than Burgundy! Very appetizing and it really seems as though it will round out with increasing subtlety over time. Lovely freshness. A light hint of ferns and autumn leaves (spring and autumn in one glass?). 

13.3% Drink 2021 – 2026

 

This wine is reserved for Black Book members, our dearest friends, and wine lovers just like you. As most of our wines are produced in small lots of 300 cases or less, we ensure first release access to our beloved Black Book list. As one of our most special friends, you are sent a customized case of 6 bottles of our most interesting wines, 3 times each year. And every time we do something special, like a dinner or a tasting, you’ll be first on our invitation list. 
Join now, inscrivez-vous à notre club privé, to purchase this wine and enter your name in our Black Book.
 

Wine Details

Varietal
Pinot Noir
Vintage
2017
Type
Red
Region
British Columbia
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Country
Canada