Burrowing Owl 2012 Merlot(August 23, 2016) … I opened this wine with my neighbours, who informed me they had not had a British Columbia wine – this Merlot was at it’s peak performance with delicious mocha, cassis, blackberry, red currant, pepper and spice – it was a full-throttle reason for why Merlot and the Okanagan are such a match made in heaven.