Fairview Cellars 2017 Gruner Veltliner - 89pts

Fairview Cellars 2017 Gruner Veltliner (McIntyre Bluff) Okanagan Valley - BC

Availability: Direct from winery here
Cost: $22 (including taxes)
Alcohol: 11.3%
Date Tasted: October 30th, 2018
@FairviewCellars

Tasting Notes: With so few plantings of Gruner Veltliner in BC there isn't much to use by way of comparison for Fairview Cellars' second commercial vintage of the Germanic variety which hails from their Eagle Bluff vineyard towards the McIntyre Bluff in the Southern Okanagan Valley. As Gruner is predominantly grown in Austria and very little of that is exported to Canada, you'll be forgiven if you've never tried it before. 

Should you take a flyer on Fairview's Gruner you'll find a seafood and salad-friendly wine (Thai salad rolls anyone?) with a profile of citrus, pepper, celery root and lentils, yes, lentils (and in a good way). The palate has a touch of raw honey weight and taste, especially on the, otherwise, long, mouthwatering finish. Ready to go now. Drink 2018-2020. 
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2018 IconWines.ca

Eagle Bluff Vineyards 2016 Crooked Post Pinot Noir - 88pts

Eagle Bluff Vineyards 2016 Crooked Post Pinot Noir (McIntyre Bluff) Okanagan Valley - BC

Availability: Contact winery directly here
Cost: $25
Alcohol: 13%
Date Tasted: July 27th, 2018
@FairviewCellars

Tasting Notes: The easy-to-like Fairview Crooked Post Pinot Noir offers a nice blend of brambly fruit and earthy-savoury characters, a classic combination for BC Pinot, presented with a full-ish palate and mouthfeel, finishing with a touch of citrus and spice. Ready to go now. Drink 2018-2021.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2018 IconWines.ca

Eagle Bluff Vineyards 2015 Crooked Post Pinot Noir - 90pts

Eagle Bluff Vineyards 2015 Crooked Post Pinot Noir (McIntyre Bluff) Okanagan Valley - BC

Availability: Contact winery directly here
Cost: $25
Alcohol: 13.8%
Production: 
Date Tasted: July 10th, 2017
@FairviewCellars

Tasting Notes: Fairview's approachable-now, medium-everything Pinot Noir, produced under the Eagle Bluff Vineyards label, offers a nice blend of ripe and brambly red fruits with layers of earthy and savoury notes; cherry, raspberry skin, huckleberry, sun-warmed rocky soil and mellow spice. Acid is on-point and punctuates the long finish where light herbs and spice linger. Drink now-2019.

 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2017 IconWines.ca