Winery Mission Hill Family Estate - Reserve Merlot Icewine

Winery Mission Hill Family EstateReserve Merlot Icewine

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Reserve Merlot Icewine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate is a sweet wine from the region of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Reserve Merlot Icewine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate in the region of British Columbia often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, dried fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mission Hill Family Estate's Reserve Merlot Icewine.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserve Merlot Icewine - 2013
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Reserve Merlot Icewine from Winery Mission Hill Family Estate are 2013

Informations about the Winery Mission Hill Family Estate

The winery offers 123 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The Winery Mission Hill Family Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine British Columbia
In the top 3000 of of Canada wines
In the top 1500 of of Okanagan Valley wines
In the top 7000 of sweet wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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 wine region of British Columbia

British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The diversity of landscapes here – from rainy islands to desert-like valley floors – means that a wide variety of Grapes are planted here. They include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. While volumes are lower than those of the province of Ontario, British Columbia is home to a rapidly growing wine industry.

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The word of the wine: Draft liquor

Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".

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