Hester Creek Estate Winery GSM 2022 Wine Review

Hester Creek Estate Winery GSM 2022

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

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $35.00

Drink: 2024-2029

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 12.8%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine

Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery

Agent: Revelry Imports

Natalie's Score: 92/100

This full-bodied, complex and layered Hester Creek GSM is from the Okanagan Valley with rich dark berry and plum flavours. GSM stands for the grapes in the blend: Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre, which adds complexity to this wine. Pair it with braised short ribs or a duck ragout. This one will age well in your cellar for at least five years, but if you can’t wait, decant it for an hour

Food pairings: slow roasted duck confit with fresh garden herbs.

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This Hester Creek Estate Winery GSM 2022 was reviewed on May 25, 2024 by Natalie MacLean

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BCLDB
356983
$34.99
774 bottles

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Matt Steeves - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

Hester Creek’s inaugural GSM (45% Grenache, 38% Syrah (includes 2% co-fermented Viognier), and 17% Mourvèdre) from one of the hottest vineyard sites in Canada, in the far south of the Okanagan Valley. “Vineyard Eleven” is located on the east side of Osoyoos Lake, practically a stones throw to the US border. With its south-west aspect, the vines benefit from the warm afternoon and evening sun helping achieve full ripeness while the cool desert nights help preserve the refreshing acidity found in this wine. GSM shows a beautiful bouquet with cherry, raspberry, plum, floral notes, spice and sweet incense, pepper and graphite. The bouquet repeats on the palate with refreshing cherry, plum, and spice persisting. Medium + bodied and beautifully balanced, this is a very pretty and well structured wine that will complement a wide range of dishes from BBQ pork and chicken, autumn harvest meals, and braised dishes. Enjoy over the next five years. Tasted August 2024. 93 points. Matt Steeves - www.quercusvino.ca

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

The inaugural vintage of Hester Creek Estate Winery's GSM (2022) is an absolutely superb and beautifully balanced blend of 45% Grenache, 38% Syrah (2% co-ferment Viognier) and 17% Mourvèdre with grapes sourced from beautiful B.C.'s Okanagan Valley. Dry, fruity, medium-plus-bodied, velvety and fresh with juicy raspberry, bright cherry, fresh plum, pink florals and a kiss of white pepper spice nuanced and mouth-filling, it is a serious GSM and was a perfect pairing to chicken parmesan and pesto bucatini! Tasted May 2024.

Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

This GSM blend is made from 45% Grenache, 38% Syrah, and 17% Mourvedre. Aromas of rapsberry and red plums, with notes of sous bois, smoke, and a slight floral hint. Medium bodied with bright acidity on the palate, and soft, slightly drying tannins on the palate. Fruit and berry notes are bright and fresh, with more earthy and spicy notes on the finish. Enjoy with robust meat or mushroom dishes.

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Hester Creek Estate Winery GSM 2022 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 92/100

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