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LE GRAND VIN 2013 BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer OSOYOOS LAROSE
Extremely deep intense purple colour. Fairly spicy, somewhat cedar-driven, ripe plum nose with some sandalwood notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, intense, extracty, very slightly spicy, intense, ripe plum flavours with a lingering, faintly herbal, rather cedary, high acid finish. This REPEAT blend of 57% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 4% Malbec, and 6% Petit Verdot has 14% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L071619 on the back label. TONY ASPLER / 90-points / TRY - Cedary, black plum with vanilla oak notes; full-bodied, dry, earthy, black fruit flavours with a note of bitter chocolate and nicely resolved tannins. The 2013 (***) was last released on June 24, 2017 at $48.95. CSPC 626325
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Cha Hob
Country Canada
Region British Columbia
Rating ***(90 points)
Youthful, Intense, Ripe, Dense
LCBO Text Status
TASTING NOTE: This wine is an essential for me every vintage. It always over delivers on price and quality. This vintage is something that is a leap above what has come before it. The blend consists of 57% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 4% Malbec, and 6% Petit Verdot. The nose is pencil shaving and cocoa powder over black currant and raspberry. When you take your first sip le Grand Vin enters your mouth with cherry and strawberry. This wine then moves to black currant, blackberry and dark plum. When the wine starts to finish it blooms into subtle violet. The floral note on this wine lingers as it moves to cocoa powder. This wine is quite tight and closed if you open it now, but it will start to open up with an hour in a decanter. While this will be approachable young I anticipate this wine will age for 10-15 years with ease in a proper cellar. Score - 5 Stars (out of 5) (André Proulx, andrewinereview.ca, Oct. 20, 2016) Price $ 48.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - November 11, 2017
Cases bought 588 (6 bottles per case)

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