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Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 'Athene', Okanagan Valley BC
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Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2013
Price:
Winery: $35.0
BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -148486
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Expressive, chocolaty, supple.
This vintage the Athene is 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and 52% Syrah. It is aged in American and Hungarian oak, half new, half one-year-old.
It is stylish and expressive with grapey aromas wound around blueberry, chocolate, mocha and baking spice with a meaty core doused with wild herbs. It is supple with great structure; it is smooth, chocolaty and spicy with cherry and wild berry flavours rolling across the finish. Overall, great balance and structure.
Pair: Pepper crusted rib-eye steak, hearty mushroom ravioli with Parmesan and herbs or seasonal game meats.



 
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Wine Diva reviewed - 2017-01-05 10:13:28.0

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