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Quails' Gate Estate Winery 'The Connemara', Okanagan Valley BC
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Region: Okanagan Valley West Bank
Vintage: 2016
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -263160
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Complex, complete, outstanding.
Tasted bottle No.1404
This is a third vintage for Quails' Gate's Connemara; a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc; very limited quantities, 10 barrels, were made. It is named for the top portion of the home block vineyard, given by Irish immigrant Richard Stewart Sr. - the grandfather of the current proprietors.
A significantly weighty numbered bottle is home to this muscular blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
A succulent wine with incredible posture and aromas of dusty plums, black currents, licorice, mocha, vanilla and dry earth. It is smooth and yet vibrantly juicy; it is also complete, balanced and drinking extremely well now, but it is also a wine to age for up to a decade.


 
Recommended Pairings
Rich Meats , Good First Impressions, Cellar Keepers, French Food


©copyright 2026 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Diva reviewed - 2019-03-28 15:48:52.0

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