Burrowing Owl Merlot 2022
Product details
| Management number | 253520008 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$18.20 | Model Number | 253520008 | ||
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Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, situated in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, has been producing premium VQA wines since its establishment. The winery is committed to sustainable practices and meticulous vineyard management, ensuring the highest quality in their offerings.
The 2022 Merlot is a complex, intense, and ageable wine. Deep ruby in colour, it presents a powerful nose of black plum, baked blueberry, mint dark chocolate, violet, black licorice, vanilla, and clove. The palate is full-bodied, richly textured, and nicely balanced with fresh acidity and firm, ripe tannins. Flavours of ripe raspberry, shortbread, espresso, nutmeg, paprika, and sage linger through the long finish. This wine is expected to develop further complexity over the next five years and beyond.
This Merlot pairs beautifully with grilled ribeye accompanied by a red wine demi-glace or roasted portobello mushrooms with herb butter. Together, these pairings enhance the wine’s depth and create an unforgettable dining experience.
The 2022 growing season in the Okanagan Valley was notable for its very late start and remarkable finish, allowing for an abundance of quality grapes and fine wines. An uncharacteristically cool spring resulted in bud break occurring in early May. With delays in fruit development by as much as three weeks, careful vineyard management and cooperative conditions were needed to reach proper sugar levels and ideal natural acidity. The summer months were spectacular, offering the perfect amount of heat and sunshine to allow for the largest yield of grapes to date, followed by an unbelievable fall heading into a condensed harvest that began in October.
As Rhys Pender, Master of Wine, noted, this Merlot is "a complex, intense and ageable Merlot" with a "long finish."
Bestseller ranking
Canada & VQA Red
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