Mission Hill Pinot Noir Reserve 2019

Mission Hill's Reserve Collection expresses hand-selected blocks of grapes, extreme viticulture management, longer barrel time, and increased lees stirring. Elegant and balanced, these wines reflect their passion and commitment to viticultural and winemaking excellence. Limited in quantity, the Reserve wines are produced from select vineyard properties and showcase the distinctiveness of the world-renowned Okanagan Valley.

"From estate vineyards on Black Sage Road and Naramata Ranch, this wine was primarily fermented in stainless, with 11% fermented in French oak (2% new). The balance is nailed this year, with orchard fruit nicely offset by a firm but neutral wood structure, and atop a fine but comfortable bed of lees. There's a seasoning of desert sagebrush and anise that lingers on the finish. Bright, fresh, full of typicity, but not dumbed down. Well done."  - Anthony Gismondi