Sperling Pinot Noir 2012, BC VQA Okanagan Valley

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Pinot Noir Pinot Noir
British Columbia, Canada

$26.00

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89 pts
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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Winemaker Ann Sperling stresses clonal selection for the success of this Okanagan Pinot Noir. The structured clone...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is a firm, young tight and juicy pinot that could use a year in the cellar. It has the ripe cran-cherry fruit...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Very well done and feels as if they are working within their boundaries here. The fruit is quite simple, but carries...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

Ann Sperling from her home farm has put forth a distinctive and wonderfully expressive pinot. This fresh but...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Quite a spicy and resinous, and notably oak-spice-driven example, with an almost Spanish-inflected coconut/melted...

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Craig Pinhey
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Craig Pinhey

A very quiet, earthy nose is followed by an equivalently earthy palate, with not much fruit. Tannins are quite drying...

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National Wine Awards of Canada
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National Wine Awards of Canada

Aggregate final score from judges at the 2015 National Wine Awards of Canada. June 2015.

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