Quails Gate Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

The Quails' Gate Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir is an elegant, sophisticated, and deeply complex New World red wine that beautifully captures the unique, sun-drenched volcanic slopes of West Kelowna in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. It pours a brilliant ruby red colour with subtle brick reflections in the glass, lifting with an immediate, aromatic bouquet of fresh Okanagan sage, wild strawberries, and ripe black cherries, seamlessly layered with intricate undertones of dried rose petals, warm baking spices, and a hint of forest floor. On the palate, this medium-bodied Pinot Noir is remarkably poised, graceful, and smooth, coating the mouth with pure, velvety intensities of dark red fruits, cocoa, and a touch of savory earth. Aged carefully in French oak barrels to enhance its structural depth and natural sophistication, it is driven by a finely balanced, food-friendly acidity and strong, noble tannins that carry into a long, lingering finish accented by an integrated touch of clove and nutmeg.

Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with a wide range of refined culinary options, including roasted glazed duck, tender turkey breast, savory pork chops with wild mushroom ragù, seared BC salmon, rack of lamb with French lentils, and earthy late-season mushroom or squash risottos.