Quinta Ferreira
Obra-Prima Red Bordeaux Blend
Black Sage Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Very well done big balanced but bold red. Needs to be paired with food.
Very well done big balanced but bold red. Needs to be paired with food.
Oct 11th, 2015
The 2009 vintage of Quinta Ferreira estate winery Obra-Prima is garnet colored and packed with dense aromatics and flavors. This wine yields from the BC VQA Okanagan Valley. Tasted in early 2015, on first impression, it is packed with Cocoa, ripe plum, ripe blackberry, vanilla bean, and a hint of Black sage, slight anise and umami. On the palate, this wine mirrors it's aromatics. With a mouth feel which is smooth and velvety, it has medium tenants, medium acidity, dry, only slightly grippy, medium fruit and is well-balanced. This wine comes from a Portuguese wine maker and the name of this blend "obra – prima" is Portuguese for "masterpiece" or "work of art". Well integrated and medium plus bodied, this wine pairs well with grilled, barbecued or roasted chicken, mildly spiced Italian barbecued sausage, or fig infused goats cheese on garlic crustinis. This wine is ready for consumption presently and recommend drink 2015-2018.
The 2009 vintage of Quinta Ferreira estate winery Obra-Prima is garnet colored and packed with dense aromatics and flavors. This wine yields from the BC VQA Okanagan Valley. Tasted in early 2015, on first impression, it is packed with Cocoa, ripe plum, ripe blackberry, vanilla bean, and a hint of Black sage, slight anise and umami. On the palate, this wine mirrors it's aromatics. With a mouth feel which is smooth and velvety, it has medium tenants, medium acidity, dry, only slightly grippy, medium fruit and is well-balanced. This wine comes from a Portuguese wine maker and the name of this blend "obra – prima" is Portuguese for "masterpiece" or "work of art". Well integrated and medium plus bodied, this wine pairs well with grilled, barbecued or roasted chicken, mildly spiced Italian barbecued sausage, or fig infused goats cheese on garlic crustinis. This wine is ready for consumption presently and recommend drink 2015-2018.
Apr 19th, 2015