Himalayan Blackberry Wine – Kermode Wild Berry Wines (Dewdney, BC, Canada)

• My Rating: [B-]

Himalayan Blackberry Wine – Kermode Wild Berry Wines,12% ABV, 750 ml., (Dewdney, BC, Canada) (*local BC Wine*)

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on the back label:

“Served slightly chilled, this wine is sure to please one and all with its exceptional body and full-flavored finish. These blackberries are harvested in BC’s lush Fraser Valley where the mountains meet the meadows, by dedicated locals who hand pick these voluptuous berries at the peak of ripeness. Enjoy this complex off-dry wine with any occasion.”

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• Style: (wild blackberry) Fruit Wine
• Taste:
  
• Where I got it : Liquor Depot @Cambie / Vancouver
• How much: $21 CAD – 750 ml., sometime in ’11-’12
• Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
  
• Would I recommend this to fruit wine aficionados: no, too plain
  

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Visual: (cellared for at least 5 years). Pours clear dark magenta.

Nose: super fruity bright tangy blackberry juice, superbly clean. (lvl-10)-pungency

Attack: tangy fruity bright

Mid-palate: alcoholic zingy, (lvl-2-sweetness), background light alcoholic warmth, deep rich tangy blackberry, big tangy-firm acidity, building tartness

Finish: berry exhale, tart gums

Summary: Very drinkable with a clean and welcoming fruity entry displaying authentic blackberry depth and juiciness. As with most fruit wines, it becomes predictable after a glass.

Mure Oh! – Merridale Ciderworks (Cobble Hill, BC, Canada)

• My Rating: [C+]

Mure Oh! Fortified Blackberry Wine – Merridale Ciderworks Corp., 19.5% ABV, 375 ml., (Cobble Hill, BC, Canada) (*local BC wine)

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on the front-left label:

“A delicate blend of our own blackberry brandy and blackberry juice gives this dessert drink a full fruity richness with a deep colour”

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• Style: (fortified blackberry wine) Dessert Wine
• Taste: Forward alcohol very tart deep blackberry wine slight smoky alcoholic warmth
  
• Where I got it : Brewery Creek (?)
• How much: ~$25 CAD – 375ml., sometime in 2012-2013
• Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
  
• Would I recommend this to dessert wine aficionados: 50/50
  

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Visual: (cellared for at least 3 years). Synthetic cork, really stuck in there. Pours

Nose: deep luscious tangy blackberry wine, soft alcoholic background (lvl-7)-pungency

Attack: tart berriness, almost immediate alcohol

Mid-palate: more alcohol presence, luscious tangy blackberry wine, slight smokiness, eau-de-vie

Finish: very tart, blackberry wine exhale, moderate throat warmth

Summary: A lot of depth to the blackberry, but with it comes a rather forward alcohol presence. The blackberry flavour itself has the dark berriness but lacks the bright, tangy juiciness you find in the fresh fruit; thus after a glass the taste becomes predictable and overly tart. Too much alcohol, not enough complexity.

Fortified Blackberry Wine – Wellbrook Winery (Delta, BC, Canada)

• My Rating: [B]

Fortified Blackberry Wine – Wellbrook Winery, 18% ABV – 375ml., (Delta, BC, Canada)

• Style: (blackberry) Fortified Fruit Wine
• Taste: rich blackberry tangy alcoholic light warmth
  
• How much: $22 – 375ml
• Where I got it: @Winery, November 2014
• Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
  
• Would I recommend this to dessert wine aficionados: 50/50
  

Visual: Deep luscious dark purple. Shrink foil wrapped, real cork.

Nose: blackberry juice, vodka vapours (lvl-4)-pungency

Attack: incoming tangy sugars + alcohol, thicker mouthfeel

Mid-palate: alcohol detection, rich sour-tangy acidity, fruity (lvl-7)-sweetness, (MAIN) blackberry, red grape

Finish: residual warmth, black fruit exhale

Summary: Very clean from start to finish with a good fortified alcoholic backbone. I enjoyed this one much more than their fortified blueberry offering.