Label calls this ‘The Explorer’ not ‘Reserve’. Also ‘Canoe Ridge Vineyard’. I think the label is a bit too much with a canoe theme. Wine is dark rose 🌹 colored and smells like essential oils and flower petals. Not much fruit on the nose. Flavors are fruity. Dense fruit though. Something cooked and concentrated. Nice licorice bite in there too. Hint of smoke. Kinda an abrupt finish though. It’s nice stuff. Not as complex and lingering as the best of them, but did not disappoint.
Label calls this ‘The Explorer’ not ‘Reserve’. Also ‘Canoe Ridge Vineyard’. I think the label is a bit too much with a canoe theme. Wine is dark rose 🌹 colored and smells like essential oils and flower petals. Not much fruit on the nose. Flavors are fruity. Dense fruit though. Something cooked and concentrated. Nice licorice bite in there too. Hint of smoke. Kinda an abrupt finish though. It’s nice stuff. Not as complex and lingering as the best of them, but did not disappoint.
Sep 16th, 2022
Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
