Play Estate Winery - Improv

Play Estate WineryImprov

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Improv of Play Estate Winery is a red wine from the region of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Improv of Play Estate Winery in the region of British Columbia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Play Estate Winery's Improv.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Improv - 2017
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Improv - 2016
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Improv - 2015
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Improv - 2014
In the top 100 of of Okanagan Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Improv from Play Estate Winery are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2015

Informations about the Play Estate Winery

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia
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The Play Estate Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 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 3500 of of Canada wines
In the top 1500 of of Okanagan Valley wines
In the top 200000 of red 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: Beurré

Typical aroma of white wines aged in oak barrels and wines that have undergone malolactic fermentation.

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