Pentâge Winery Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2019 (Skaha Bench)
A blend of 50% Roussanne, 30% Marsanne, 20% Viognier. Bright, straw colour; minerally, peach bouquet with a light floral note and oak spice notes; full-bodied, dry, richly extracted, peach, pear, pineapple and lemon flavours with well-integrated oak; lovely mouth-feel. (93)

Pentâge Winery Pinot Noir 2020 (Okanagan Valley)
Deep purple-ruby in colour; cedary, vanilla, black raspberry nose; full-bodied, dry, savoury, black cherry and black raspberry flavours, firmly structured, richly extracted with a lively spine of acidity. Well-integrated oak; lovely mouth-feel. (92)

Pentâge Winery Cabernet Franc 2022 (Okanagan Valley)
Dense purple-ruby in colour; spicy, toasty nose of black plum and blackberry with vanilla oak notes; full-bodied, rich and full on the palate; beautifully balanced – a seamless wine. (93)

Pentâge Winery GSM 2018 (Okanagan Valley)
Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre. Reep ruby in colour; cedary, spicy black fruits nose with a white pepper note; medium to full-bodied, dry, blackberry and blackcurrant flavours carried on lively acidity. (91)

Marynissen Meritage 2020
50% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep ruby in colour; spicy, cedary, blackcurrant bouquet with vanilla oak notes; medium-bodied, dry, savoury black fruit flavours, well-integrated oak, carried on lively acidity. St. Emilion style. (91)

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Marynissen Blanc de Noir 2019 (Four Mile Creek)
Active mousse of tiny bubbles; light rose gold in colour; toasty, leesy nose of red apple bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, apple and lemon and wild strawberry flavours; good length. (89)

Also tasted this week: Bachelder Wismer-Parke Pinot Noir 2018 (which I traded Thomas for a copy of The Beast of Barbaresco) and Wolf Blass Shiraz 2023.