Winery Mission Hill Family Estate - Select Lot Collection Merlot

Winery Mission Hill Family EstateSelect Lot Collection Merlot

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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 Select Lot Collection Merlot of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate is a red wine from the region of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Select Lot Collection Merlot from the Winery Mission Hill Family Estate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Select Lot Collection Merlot of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate in the region of British Columbia is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

On the nose the Select Lot Collection Merlot of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate in the region of British Columbia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mission Hill Family Estate's Select Lot Collection Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Select Lot Collection Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Select Lot Collection Merlot - 2010
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Select Lot Collection Merlot - 2009
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Select Lot Collection Merlot from Winery Mission Hill Family Estate are 2011, 2010, 2009

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 35 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 1500 of of Canada wines
In the top 500 of of Okanagan Valley wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.

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