Written By Treve Ring Libations / Red Wine Oct 25, 2011 Burrowing Owl Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestBurrowing Owl Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Oliver, BC $38-42 +508200 available at winery or select private liquor retailerswww.bovwine.caBurrowing Owl’s Cabernet Sauvignon is one I always hope to get on a BC blind tasting. The big, deep, structured, tobacco and dusty herbed red is one I often can nail. It is a tribute to the winery and the house style – a house built by Californian winemaker Bill Dyer and now maintained by Bertus Albertyn, the South African winemaker who has been with the winery since 2009.Spicy dark fruit, cassis and that aforementioned dusty tobacco leaf fill this well constructed frame, while sweet dried figs, coffee and a whiff of cured meat linger in the finish. Though the Burrowing Owl wines are meant to drink now, this would be beneficially well worn in 5+ years. No time to wait? Pair with rib roast or steak frites.When the Wyse family purchased the Oliver property back in 1993, they named it Burrowing Owl Vineyard, after learning that the little owl may have lived in the area at one time, but has since become an endangered species. Winery patrons are asked to donate $2 for each wine tasting and all proceeds are given to the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of BC for their captive release program for burrowing owls and to SORCO (South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls). Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean) EATrecommendsBurrowing Owl Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Spicy dark fruit, cassis and that aforementioned dusty tobacco leaf fill this well constructed frame, while sweet dried figs, coffee and a whiff of cured meat linger in the finish. Though the Burrowing Owl wines are meant to drink now, this would be beneficially well worn in 5+ years. No time to wait? Pair with rib roast or steak frites.BC winewine review SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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