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Hester Creek Estate Winery Select Vineyards Cabernet Merlot 2020 Wine Review

Hester Creek Estate Winery Select Vineyards Cabernet Merlot 2020

Hester Creek Estate Winery Select Vineyards Cabernet Merlot 2020

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

Community Score:93/100

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Price: $18.99

Drink: 2022-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery

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Deborah Podurgiel - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

Buy this one by the case! Those who know Hester Creek Estate Wines will remember the winery’s amazing 2018 vintage of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Merlot -- well, the 2020 Cabernet Merlot beats them all. Still very youthful, this is a Merlot-driven red wine blend with 30% Cab Franc and 22% Cabernet Sauvignon with a wallop of dark cherry, blueberry, black raspberry and black currant aromas on the nose and palate. Dry, medium-plus-bodied and spicy with cedar brush, clove, cinnamon, coffee and cocoa flavours on the palate with beautifully balanced natural acidity finishing satisfyingly long on the palate. Tannins are structured, fine-grained and the wine is very approachable now. We paired it with a rack of beef prime ribs from the grill, and it was an amazing pairing. This is one of Hester’s best from an amazing vintage. Tasted January 2022.

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