Creekside Estate Winery Queenston Road Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Niagara Escarpment, Canada
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Natalie's Score: 91/100 Community Score: 4.6/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 662247 Wine Type: Red Wine	Price: $34.95 Alcohol: 13.5% Drink: 2012-2018 Sweetness: Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: Creekside Estate Winery Agent: Creekside Estate Winery

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Tasting note:

Yum! Mouth-watering, savoury, juicy rich red with deeply delicious black fruit, violets and spice-smoke. Full-bodied, supple and superb. Food matches: grilled lamb chops, smoked prime rib with horseradish jus, older sharp cheddar, grilled game meats such as venison or elk.

Reviewed January 3, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Matt Loney rated this wine as 94/100

Serious Niagara red. Almost purple ink in colour, the bouquet of cassis, cherries, vanilla, violets and mint meet up with flavours of smoke and spice. Full bodied, with a luscious palate of cassis, blackberry and raspberry on the palate with a bold, toasty finish and supple tannin. Hold it until 2012 and delight in it until 2020.

The warm and dry 2007 vintage was ideal for late-ripening reds. Harvested in early November, 65% off the Old Block, 35% from the Young Block at our Queentson Rd. Vineyard in St. David’s Bench. The grapes came into the winery at an average of 24° brix. Small batch fermentation occurred in one tonne bins with manual punchdown of the cap, followed by malolactic fermentation in barrel. Individual barrel assessment resulted in the selection of a blend featuring 100% French Oak, 60% new, remainder 1 yr old and neutral barrels. The 2007 Reserve spent 31 months in barrel, giving it depth and maturity despite its bottle youth.

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