Savoury, pensive, toasted.
Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux cuvee, which is made mostly of Cabernet Sauvignon that's blended with Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere and Petit Verdot.
Always fragrant, the 2021 Border Vines delivers juicy red fruit notes with black cherry and toasted spice, salted licorice, vanilla, cedar and dried flowers. Black chocolate and espresso and charred spice flavours appear in the mouth. It's a pensive wine, quite restrained and savoury, but with notable freshness.
Decant before serving and pair with BBQ, burgers, hearty stews or hard cheeses.
©copyright 2023 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 3rd, 2023

Fragrant, textural, toasted.
The Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux cuvee: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere and Petit Verdot.
A fragrant blend of purple berries, sarsaparilla, dried cherries and vanillin oak that rolls onto a tightly wound palate with purple fruit, concord grapes and spice flavours. Textural and heavy on the oak, it culminates in charred toasty flavours of coffee bean and dark carob.
Decant before serving and pair with grilled meat, hearty bean stews or aged, hard cheeses.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - December 21st, 2020

Exceptional, complex, juicy.
The Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux blend - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere, Malbec & Petit Verdot.
An exceptional wine, laden with blackberries, plums, vanilla and licorice atop warm spices and savoury wild herbs at the core. It is fresh and vibrant on the palate; expressive purple fruit is melded with fine textural tannins and the finish is long, supple and spicy.
Pair with grilled meat, hearty lentil stews, or aged hard cheeses.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - August 20th, 2018

Savoury, brooding, spicy.
The Border Vines is Moon Curser's Meritage or Bordeaux blend - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere, Malbec & Petit Verdot.
It always has a very savoury character and this 2015 is no exception. It poses aromas of sage and sweet plums, bittersweet chocolate and red currents, tobacco, bacon fat, and mixed spices. The palate mirrors the nose; muddles chocolate, fleur de sel, spice and wild berries lead to a meaty finish.
Decant before serving and pair with grilled meat, hearty lentil stews or aged, hard cheeses.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - April 10th, 2018

Fresh, serious, savoury.
Osoyoos-based Moon Curser Vineyards makes a range of wine, many rare in Canadian soils.
The expressive Contraband Syrah was aged in a mix of new and neutral Hungarian and French oak.
Aromas of Italian plums and black chocolate, espresso and savoury herbs, leather, charred licorice, toasted spice and bacon fat dominate the nose. The palate echoes those notes; it is earthy and spiced with charred meat flavours. Good acidity here and a a quiet broodiness. Serious and savoury.
Pair with grilled or roasted meats aged goat cheeses or rich winter stews.

©copyright 2023 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 3rd, 2023