Drink.  Learn.  Laugh.  Repeat.

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 327,304 strong:

Register Today!

Hester Creek Estate Winery Character White 2020 Wine Review

Hester Creek Estate Winery Character White 2020

Hester Creek Estate Winery Character White 2020

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:89/100

Community Reviews: 3

  Add My Review


Price: $15.99

Drink: 2021-2023

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 12.9%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery

Agent: Revelry Imports

Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 158147
  • $17.99 
  • Check Stock

Reviews and Ratings

Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Very pretty and fragrant. Aromas of peach, white florals, lychee and honey. Just off-dry, with medium+ acidity, and lovely fresh citrus and orchard fruit on the palate. Texture is smooth with a clean, mineral finish. Enjoy with fresh summer salads with goat cheese, or a smoked salmon appetizer.
Deborah Podurgiel - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Hester Creek’s Character white is always so much fun and easy to understand. The 2020 vintage is no different. Produced from 65% Pinot Gris and 35 % Gewürztraminer sourced from vineyards near the winery including the winery’s Golden Mile Bench and Road 7 estates. Wine lots were cool fermented for about 31 days, then blended and aged in stainless-steel tanks for four months on fine lees.

Character White 2020 is juicy, off-dry and fragrant with rose petal, lychee, peaches and cream aromas, with tropical fruit, pineapple, mango and citrus zest flavours on the palate. From a banner year of abundant ripe fruit balanced with good acidity. Chill and enjoy with brunch fare or something as simple as herbed flatbread and goat cheese. Tasted March 2021.

1 Member would buy this wine again

If you liked the Hester Creek Estate Winery Character White 2020, you might also like these wines:

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

Wine of the Week

As featured on  

CTV Wine of the Week!

The Tragically Hip Red Wine
2021,
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A. ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 327,304 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

  Best Books of the Year

Red, White & Drunk all over by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

  Best Books of the Year

Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

Insider tips on starting a wine cellar
From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources.   learn more  

337,672

WINE
REVIEWS

327,304

ACTIVE
MEMBERS
Winner World's Best Drink Writer
WFour-Time Winner James Beard Foundation
Five-Time Winner Association of Food Journalists
Six-Time Winner Bert Greene Award
Best Wine Literature Book Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Online Writer of the Year Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Award