The Winery Black Hills Estate of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Winery Black Hills Estate
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The Winery Black Hills Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Black Hills Estate Winery is nestled in one of the most picturesque wine regions in Canada, the Okanagan Valley. It's a top-tier vineyard situated between Okanagan and Osoyoos lakes, offering breathtaking views that rival the beauty of its wines. The 27-hectare vineyard is located in the warmest part of Canada, allowing Black Hills to offer a range of optimally matured grapes. The grape varieties are diverse, ranging from classic reds such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah, to white varieties like Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The estate's terroir is characterized by a rocky and sandy soil, with sunny exposure that favors the development of concentrated and aromatic grapes. Black Hills Estate Winery has earned an impressive reputation for its high-quality wines. Their flagship wine, Nota Bene, is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc that has built a reputation as a complex, elegant, and well-structured red wine. It's a wine that is often compared to some of the best Bordeaux wines in France. However, the estate does more than just produce excellent wines. It also offers an unforgettable wine tourism experience. The tasting room is designed like an open-air oasis, offering stunning views of the vineyard and the surrounding mountains. It's the perfect place to relax and savor a glass of wine while enjoying the beauty of the landscape. In addition, the estate also offers cellar tours where visitors can learn more about the winemaking process.

Top Winery Black Hills Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Black Hills Estate wines in Okanagan Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Black Hills Estate wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Black Hills Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Black Hills Estate

How Winery Black Hills Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or chakchouka.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Black Hills Estate. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or cheese and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, anise or cola. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Black Hills Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Black Hills Estate.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Carménère
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Okanagan Valley

The Okanagan Valley is one of six Designated Viticultural Areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The DryClimate in this "pocket desert" produces some unique wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. There is now an almost even split between white and red grapes planted, with Merlot the most common variety. Ice wine can be produced in the Okanagan Valley but the necessary temperatures are not as consistent as on the east coast, where the winters are much colder.

The DVA produces more than 80 percent of the province's output and is the second most prolific wine region in Canada, behind Ontario's Niagara Peninsula. There are around 185 licensed grape wineries and 3,575 hectares (8,830 acres) of vineyards. The Long, narrow Okanagan Valley runs for around 210 kilometers (130 miles) from the Northern town of Salmon Arm to the border of the United States in the South. Much of the viticulture occurs in the Center of the region on the shores of Lake Okanagan, from which the area takes its name.

The Okanagan river then flows south into the US state of Washington, where it converges with the viticulturally significant Columbia River (home to the extensive Columbia Valley AVA). The river is spelled Okonogan in the United States. Unlike in the fragmented Niagara Peninsula appellation, the Okanagan Valley forms just one designated viticultural area. However, the diversity of Terroir here means there are a number of subregions within it.

The top white wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Black Hills Estate

How Winery Black Hills Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of chicken ballotine with ham and mushrooms, pan-fried salmon papillote or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Black Hills Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Black Hills Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Black Hills Estate.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Ehrenfelser

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

The top pink wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Black Hills Estate

How Winery Black Hills Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with corsican style, tagliatelle with carbonara or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Black Hills Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Black Hills Estate

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Black Hills Estate.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Performance

Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Black Hills Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Okanagan Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Black Hills Estate.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

News about Winery Black Hills Estate and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The word of the wine: Performance

Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).

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