Elephant Island is a very special little winery on the bench: They make all their wines out of orchard fruit. I was a little turned off in their tasting room because they no longer allow customers to taste their most popular wine: their blackberry bottling. Silly, but I guess you have to make money somehow!
Elephant Island Pear 2008: Yeasty pear flesh on the nose. Extremely light on the palate, bordering on watery. Short finish, and a little bitter. Definetly not my cup of tea. 71 Points. Not Recommended.
Elephant Island Cherry 2008: Very Herbacious nose, lots of toasted basil and other herbs. Very fruity body with cherry notes. Almost sweet. Another bitter finish. Not a big fan of this one either. A dinner wine. 80 Points.
Elephant Island Black Currant 2008: Intersting nose, with lots of unexpected spice notes. Brambly. Sour on the palate, but certainly not in a bad way. Spicey on the palate too, with agressive fruit. I like this a lot. Quite sweet, but nicely balanced. Pour this over ice cream or with a blackberry crumble. Good finish, and very interesting wine. 84 Points. Recommended.
Elephant Island Crab Apple 2008: Crisp red apple on the nose. Neat colour: pale golden. Fresh smelling. The palate is slightly unbalanced, and almost cloying. Too sweet for me, and I like sweet wines. Midpalate is refreshingly sour. Very tasty and intersting. Decent finish. 86 Points. Recommended.
Elephant Island Apricot 2008: Woody on the nose, with notes of sulfur. Palate nicely balanced but light. Finish is OK. Decent, but not as exciting as the Currant or the Crab Apple. A dessert wine as well. 82 Points.
Elephant Island Framboise 2008: Gorgeous crimson colour. Honestly, buy this wine just for the colour. It's incredible. Huge raspberries on the nose. Light and sweet on the palate, but not syrupy. Lovely candied raspberries on the palate. Wonderful concentration. Not long enough on the finish, but delicious all the same. Very tasty. A dessert wine that would be lovely with a chocolate cake or mousse. 89 Points. Recommended.
Elephant Island Cassis 2008: A fortified version of the blackberry wine. Starts with a spicy nose, showing bramble and blackberry. Very intersting, with nice concentration of flavours. Sweet, but not unbalanced and quite heavy on the palate. The fortification really helps this one. Very good finish showing layers of fruit and blackberry pie filling. Delicious. 89 Points. Recommended.
Elephant Island is a wonderful little winery that does a great job at standing out from other wineries on the Naramata Bench. Really worth a try. Enjoy!
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