Howling Bluff 3 Mile Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Okanagan Valley |
| Producer | Howling Bluff Estate Winery |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Color | Red Wine |
| Varietal(s) | Pinot Noir |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Okanagan Valley |
| Producer | Howling Bluff Estate Winery |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Color | Red Wine |
| Varietal(s) | Pinot Noir |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 13.1% |
| Product Code | B003R00116 |
| UPC | 626990258834 |
| Inventory | Very Low Stock (6) |
Tasting notes
A dark coloured, warm, spicy affair with slippery tannins. It’s soft and mouthfilling with big, spicy cherry fruit and still some oak to digest, but if you love that exuberant New World style with a savoury twist you will like this pinot. 185 cases produced
Silver, 2019 National Wine Awards of Canada
Appellation
BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Viticulture
17 years old vines planted to a 50/50 mix of French Burgundy clones 777 and 667.
Production Amount
2220Producer Description
Howling Bluff Estate Winery is a small family-owned estate winery that is the culmination of Luke Smith’s life long passion for great wines. After giving up his career in the investment industry, Luke, with his 21 year old son Daniel, is producing award-winning wines which started with their first vintage in 2006. Dedicated to producing small lots of fine wines, Luke and Daniel are building a legacy, a family winery for their future generations.
Luke & Jennifer Smith
From Luke Smith....
I started my wine journey early; my mother was the secretary of the Vancouver chapter of the International Wine and Food Society. By my late teens I was enamored with the history of wine and food. In 1981 (pre-history according to my kids) I sat across from a kindred soul at our workplace. Craig Walker was also an avid student of fine wine and great food. We dreamed of vineyards in Napa and evenings with friends as we poured wine made from our grapes. To this day I am sure some of our co-workers remember our Friday wine and food pairings in the office, especially when Craig discovered a new cheese we had to pair with that new wine.
And like a newly planted vine, that desire to grow remained unchecked for 22 years. In 2003 we bought a fallow piece of land on the then sleepy Naramata Bench. Now, as I write this in 2021 my vineyard and others on the Bench are considered the most exciting wine producers in Canada and we are being recognized worldwide.
And even now, as I write this my passion keeps asking me “what can we do next to make memorable wine?”
Jennifer, the real brains behind Howling Bluff. Jen is an RN at the Penticton Regional hospital, and seemingly for ever Jen worked in the ER there. In her spare time, she raises 4 kids, one of which is me and is by my side for as many wine events as possible. Jen is the foundation on which all of this relies.
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