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Burrowing Owl Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

750 ml Cabernet Sauvignon Canada, Canada 2021 688229006173

Burrowing Owl Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon (Okanagan Valley, Canada), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are very firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Good with lamb, steak, venison, cheese board. Decant for about 1 hour. Critic score 93/100 (merchant-reported).

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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.6
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
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body
5 / 5
very full
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tannin
5 / 5
very firm
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acidity
4 / 5
fresh
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oak
4 / 5
noticeable
Cabernet Sauvignon prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Full, structured reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
merchant feed
Origin
Okanagan Valley · Canada · Canada
merchant feed
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
lexicon
ABV
13.5%
8wines UK product page
Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
93 / 100 · not a customer rating
merchant feed
Drinking window
15 years or more
merchant description
Decant
60 minutes
merchant description
Occasions
dinner party · steak night
inferred
Merchant says
Consider drinking it alongside a tender rack of lamb, eggplant parmigiana, or meats seasoned with rosemary and thyme.
merchant description
About Cabernet Sauvignon
Typical aromas: blackcurrant, black cherry, cedar, mint, green bell pepper when unripe. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Cabernet Sauvignon · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
very full · 5/5
Tannin
lowhigh
very firm · 5/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
noticeable · 4/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Cellar for 15 years or more. Decant for up to an hour before serving. The Burrowing Owl Cabernet Sauvignon is a vivid scarlet in the glass, with a generous nose of dark summer fruits, cocoa, dried herbs and orange peel. As the wine opens up, you will also detect notes of smoked meat and freshly baked dough. A gorgeous red wine from an unlikely location - British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1997 by Jim Wyse, Burrowing Owl Estate Winery has been the recipient of multiple awards over the years. Gold medals at the Mundus Vini Spring Tastings and the National Wine Awards of Canada have cemented the winery’s place as one of the go-to destinations for quality Canadian wine. Heavily influenced by the Cascade mountain range, Burrowing Owl can be found on the northernmost tip of the arid, steppe terroir that makes British Columbia’s southern neighbour, Washington, such an important grape-growing location. This terroir reveals itself on the palate, with strong notes of graphite minerality, ripe flavours of blackberry, cherry and cassis, and an undercurrent of pungent spice. Aged in a mixture of French and Hungarian oak barrels, It is a dry, full-bodied wine with a long finish, driven by an oaky tannic structure. Consider drinking it alongside a tender rack of lamb, eggplant parmigiana, or meats seasoned with rosemary and thyme.

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