About this winery

Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve wines are elegant and balanced, reflecting our passion and commitment to viticultural and winemaking excellence. The limited quantity wines are produced from select vineyard properties and showcase the distinctiveness of the world-renowned Okanagan Valley.

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Product notes

QUATRAIN is four lines of verse that we interpret as four varietals giving balance and structure to this wine. We painstakingly managed each vine from distinct blocks to ensure perfect ripeness and opulent flavours from our Estate vineyards in Osoyoos and Oliver. This unique cuvée was fermented in small, specially designed French oak fermenters.

Production notes

The 2018 harvest began earlier than anticipated due to above-average growing degree days in the spring. Summer arrived with cooler temperatures, encouraging the fruit to develop beautiful acidity and allowing more time for full flavour retention. One of the coolest Septembers on record followed, slowing down the sugar accumulation and allowing the fruit to fully develop phenologically.

Tasting notes

Lush and firm, distinctive aromas of wild strawberry, ripe red plum, and rose petals bound from the glass. The palate delivers an intense core of ripe blueberry followed by accents of white pepper and cinnamon bark. The wine is structurally complete with fine and explicit tannins that support the long, persistent finish.