dried rose buds
this is the most modern/New World style of wine in my current selection from Desert Hills
and a hint of tobacco leaves all very well integrated in a satin like mid-palate
The diversity and special potential of the Naramata Bench Sub-Gi is on full display in this small batch
100% hand-harvested from the 13 acre Muscedere home vineyard
2019 Black Hills "Nota Bene" Wine dried rose budsFor the 2019 vintage, the iconic "Nota Bene" is taking a different direction. While the 2018 was more of a rich and concentrated fruit bomb, the most recent vintage is more restrained, precise, focused, extremely long and complex. Cassis, currants, graphite, pipe tobacco, black forest cake are the dominant characteristics on the nose. The palate opens up on black cherry, blackberry, raspberry liquor and a tad of vanilla, followed by licorice,