Current Release Wines from 1 Mill Road

We ship Canada wide. Shipments leave the Naramata Wine Vault weekly on Mondays, with order cut off taking place the Friday prior. Shipping costs vary according to province and are calculated at check out.

Bottle of 1 Mill Road 2022 Chardonnay

2022 Chardonnay

“2022 was a long, cool growing season, and it yielded a delicious, well-balanced Chardonnay long on flavour. I love the vibrancy here, and the highly attractive salty, citrus, nuttiness. Fresh and lean but with complexity and depth, this is a winner. Restraint and elegance are rare in Chardonnay, but when it arrives, it is time to buy.”

Anthony Gismondi, 91 points

“An enjoyable and age-worthy style that’s elegant and impressive.”

Quote from Globe & Mail Article: Nine Canadian Wines to Drink Now

Christopher Waters, 91 points

 

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Bottle of 1 Mill Road 2022 Black Pine wine

2022 Black Pine Pinot Noir

This wine is produced from Black Pine Vineyard, a four-acre Naramata Bench slice of paradise managed and owned by passionate growers, Kathi and Rick Prosser.

The wine features a bright, ruby colour that is lifted and fragrant on the nose. There is a ripe sense of red fruits, such as dusty cherries, fresh cranberries and overripe strawberries. The palate exudes all of the above fruit flavours, with a noticeable, youthful density all wrapped in dusty fine savoury tannins. There is a brightness in acidity that drives line and length. The oak ageing brings another layer of complexity with the additon of subtle fall spice. This is a fantastic vintage and Pinot Noir to enjoy now, or cellar for years to come.

Aged for 9 months in a combination of 1, 2 and 3 year old French barriques.

John Schreiner, 92 points 

Matt Steeves, 92+ points

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Two bottle mixed pack of 1 Mill Road wine

Mixed Six

A mixed 6-pack of our two new releases:
 
3 x 2022 Chardonnay &
3 x 2022 Black Pine Pinot Noir
Bottle of 1 Mill Road 2023 Rosé Pinot Noir.

2023 Pinot Noir Rosé

“Fresh and pure in style with harmony and a silky texture that’s sure to impress, this delivers refreshment and refinement.”

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Bottle of 1 Mill Road 2022 Home Block Pinot Noir.

2022 Home Block Pinot Noir

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Bottle of 1 Mill Road 2022 Home Block Pinot Noir with red wax seal.

2022 Home Block Pinot Noir Magnum

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Bottle of 1 Mill Road Block Two wine

2021 Block Two Pinot Noir

Block Two is a blend of our most premium Pinot Noir from our Home Block vineyard along with a nearby vineyard site. Located just above our Home Block site, this additional vineyard is also on a heavy glacial silt bench and planted to Dijon clone 115.

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THE VINEYARD
This year, Block Two is a combination of Home Block and an additional Pinot Noir coming from a vineyard located just above the Home Block site. The Home Block is Naramata Bench personified. Perched on glacier lake-formed bluffs above Okanagan Lake, the crescent shaped site tilts SW, maximizing heat units and allowing air flow. Set into an amphitheater of old growth sage, soils are silt and loam with calcareous elements similar to some of the best vineyards in the world. Planted in 2013 to a single clone, Dijon #115. The additional vineyard is also on a heavy glacial silt bench and planted to Dijon clone #115.

THE WINEMAKING
The fruit was treated slightly different than most years. There was a need to move through fermentation quicker than normal as the fruit was stressed. Typically, stressed fruit can make some of the best vintages…it’s all how it’s managed through to bottle. We chose not to add any whole cluster to the ferments, which in typical years, would be 20-25%. The wine went to barrel in traditional 228L french oak and the french oak tanks with an average of 20% new oak. The two vineyards that supplied the fruit were kept separate during harvest and during barrel aging; only getting blended together just prior to bottling.

THE VINTAGE
An early and dry spring followed up with incredibly intense heat in June which set in motion, one of the strangest vintages we’ve been a part of. The Okanagan also experienced a summer of wild fires and diminished summer sunlight due to smoke at a time when we needed heat units to form higher degree days allowing for ripening. Hot and tough conditions equals less fruit, lower yields and ultimately less juice to make wine.

THE WINE
Red cherry, simple spice and anise. Fine oak and a savoury texture melds itself together with a long and bright silky finish.

Pinot Noir Mixed 6-Pack

The best way to explore Pinot Noir is to taste vineyard specific wines.  Enjoy a mixed 6 pack of our new releases from two vineyard sites, both located on the Naramata Bench.

  • 3 bottles from our Home Block vineyard – 93 Pts John Schreiner
  • 3 bottles from Block Two vineyard – 92 Pts John Schreiner
 

Pinot Noir Mixed 12-Pack

The best way to explore Pinot Noir is to taste vineyard specific wines.  Enjoy a mixed 12 pack of our new releases from two vineyard sites, both located on the Naramata Bench.

  • 6 bottles from our Home Block vineyard – 93 Pts John Schreiner
  • 6 bottles from Block Two vineyard – 92 Pts John Schreiner

2020 Home Block Pinot Noir Magnum

A 1.5 liter magnum of our 2020 Home Block Pinot Noir.

A balanced wine with ripe raspberry, dried cranberry and cocoa flavours with notes of clove combined with fresh vibrancy from the natural acidity. Decidedly elegant with lovely complexity, fine tannins and lingering finish. When the wine hits your palate, it engages all your senses like a solid handshake from a good friend (post Covid).

93 Points – John Schreiner

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Spring 2024 Release: To Be announced and offered first to Allocation Members

“We are dedicated to capturing the true essence of vineyard and terroir in our wines. Each vintage, our wines are made with intent and great care in every step of the process. When you taste 1 Mill Road you will experience the energy of a passion, a time, and a place.”

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