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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 25, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  • 2013
  • 750ml
  • Canada
  • British Columbia
  • Okanagan Valley
  • Red Blend
  • Red
Lot 937

2013 Black Hills Estate Winery Nota Bene - 12 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$960 - CAD$1,200

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This lot is comprised of 12 bottle(s) of 2013 Black Hills Estate Winery Nota Bene - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $960 - $1200 with a reserve of $480. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 10815.

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A collector since university, more than 30 years ago, this consignor was on his school’s wine tasting team in England and was fortunate to have access to the university’s cellars to taste and learn about fine wines. He developed an appreciation for age worthy wines and began to purchase and carefully store them. Later in life he became friends with winemakers in old and new world regions and was able to purchase highly allocated wines through them. He also buys wine from agents and the LCBO and occasionally from auction and all bottles go directly to storage at Iron Gate.
The rating for 2013 Black Hills Estate Winery Nota Bene is 91 points from Anthony Gismondi and the tasting note - This note comes from a 17-wine vertical tasting held in Osoyoos, British Columbia on Saturday September 30. Each of the bottles tasted were in good physical condition although clearly some of the older, formative years are now past their best. Working through 17 vintages of Nota Bene makes it clear that better viticulture, older grapes vines, new facilities and better wine knowledge has improved the all-round quality of the current Nota Bene labels when compared to its humbler beginnings. I’m a fan of the 2013 reds and this Nota bene is falling into shape on cue although its years from its peak. Savoury, peppery, tobacco notes flecked with black olive, coffee and vanilla entice. The attack is BC fresh with elegant, slightly lean but reasonably smooth tannins. On the palate more coffee, black pepper, black olive, tobacco and inky black fruit go long and firm. This needs a few more years but if you must drink it now it should be perfect with a grilled steak. A stylish Nota Bene. The 2013 Nota Bene blend is 49/40/11 merlot/cabernet sauvignon/cabernet franc at a perfect 13.7 degrees alcohol.