RKS 2026 BRITISH COLUMBIA WINES: Mission Hill 2022 Reserve Merlot

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When Canadian provinces vint wine Ontario and British Columbia rule the roost.

Aged 15 months in French oak.

In this case from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, we sample a Mission Hill 2022 Reserve Merlot.

Aroma: A lush, plush and floozish wine. Lazy and sultry on the nose. Plummy. Creaminess strongly suggestive. Blackberry, cassis with secondary notes of cedar, black cherry and dates.

Palate: Grippy and a bit brackish which gently “smooths out”. Restrained acidity. Blueberry, cherry liqueur with some date square and tar. Mile long finish.

Personality: A bit of Daniel Webster a bit a bit of the devil. Don’t be completely “taken in” by a lazy nose. The wine has strength and fortitude like Canadians struggling against “no more war Trump”.

Food Match: Langoustines a la Bursara.

Movie Pairing: “The Fortune Cookie”. Walter Mathau as a bumbling Whiplash Willy is more formidable than his moniker may suggest.

Cellarbility: Drinking fine now and has until 2029 to maintain its profile.

Price: $33 CDN.

RKS 2026 BRITISH COLUMBIA WINES Rating: 91/100, Sara D’Amato Wine Align 91.

(Mission Hill Family Estate 2022 Reserve Merlot, VQA Okanagan Valley, Mission Hill Family Estate, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, 750 mL, 14.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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