Black Sage Vineyard 'Pipe' 2017 - 500mL
Black Sage Vineyard 'Pipe' 2017 - 500mL
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This fortified wine made in the south Okanagan is entirely merlot. Grain spirit is used to stop the fermentation at 19.5% alcohol. It's been aged in neutral oak for more than three years. The fruit is ripe, figgy, and sweet, with a smooth, spicy finish that falls between a Ruby and a Late Bottled Vintage style. It would be fine with chocolate or nutty cakes, but it's also enjoyable to sip now.
Pipe was coined by the lexicographer Harry McWatters as a nod to the most commonly used wooden barrel in the production of Portuguese Port, thereby respecting the protected term Port. Anthony Gismondi on Wine June 2025