Black Hills Estate Winery Nota Bene 2024
The Black Hills Estate Winery Nota Bene 2024 marks a distinctive detour for one of the Okanagan’s benchmark Bordeaux-blend producers. As part of the Hiatus Collection, grapes were sourced largely from Oregon’s The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater and vinified back in the Okanagan. The wine leans into the savoury, mineral edge, with black plum, graphite, dried sage, tobacco leaf, and crushed river stone unfolding across a dense but precise palate. The Merlot (43%) brings breadth, Cabernet Sauvignon (34%) adds backbone, and Cabernet Franc (23%) lifts through the finish; 18 months in French oak is evident in the wine’s polish rather than overt woodiness. Fans expecting the sun-driven profile of classic Black Sage Bench Nota Bene will notice the shift immediately. Decant if opening now alongside grilled lamb or mushroom dishes, though this should evolve over the next 8–12 years. Tasted May 2026.
Process: Matured for 18 months in French oak barriques and puncheons, with 44% new oak.
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Style: Still Wine
Producer: Black Hills Estate Winery
Country: USA
Region: Oregon, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater
Classification: N/A
Vintage: 2024
Colour: Red
Primary Grape: Merlot
Secondary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet France
Organic: N/A
Biodynamic: N/A
Sustainable: N/A
Vegan: N/A
Regeneratively Farmed: N/A
