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Hester Creek 'Selected Barrels' Merlot, Okanagan Valley, BC
88 Points

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Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2017
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -677195
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WineScores' Review

Modern, fresh, fruity.
A modern Merlot, brimming with plum cake and chocolate cherries, licorice, vanilla and baking spices. Spicy and fruity, it has sweet oak and mocha flavours trailing on the finish. It's also medium-full bodied, fresh, and has good length.


Pairs great with Gone Crackers Canadian Chedder & Chive
 
 
Recommended Pairings
Barbeque, Cheese - Soft/Creamy, GONE CRACKERS, Game Day Wines


©copyright 2012 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores reviewed - 2019-02-04 09:37:08.0

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91 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -370672

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -419237

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -61336

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88 Points

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Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -795377

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Lakeside Cellars Cabernet Franc, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

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90 Points

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89 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -283689

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Lakeside Cellars Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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88 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -613430

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -38492

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -220515

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90 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -882811

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87 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -915918

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89 Points

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88 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -633206

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -151767

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Sidewood 'Stablemate' Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
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88 Points

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Domaine Jean Bousquet Malbec, Tupungato, Mendoza Argentina
89 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -807263

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90 Points

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89 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -43610

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90 Points

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91 Points

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Play Estate Winery 'Saignee' Rose, Okanagan Valley, BC
88 Points

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Mission Hill Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2022
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -388629

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Chateau Haut-Mazieres, Bordeaux, France
91 Points

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Kono Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
90 Points

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Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 1, California
90 Points

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Terra Ventoux 'Les 5 Terroirs' Vieilles Vignes, Ventoux, Rhone Valley
89 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -160841

Ranking: 28.001832
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Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Australia
93 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -20826

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Gold Hill Syrah, Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2016
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BC CSPC:
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Lake Sonoma Winery Dry Creek Zinfandel, Sonoma County California
92 Points

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Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -355719

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Thorle Spatburgunder, Rheinhessen, Germany
92 Points

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Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast California
91 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -335794

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Oliver Twist Kerner Okanagan Valley, BC
88 Points

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Region: Okanagan Valley Oliver / Osoyoos
Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC:
Ranking: 28.001764
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50th Parallel Pinot Noir Rose, Okanagan Valley BC
89 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -319764

Ranking: 28.001762
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Pentage Winery 'Fizz Rose', Okanagan Valley, BC
88 Points

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Region: Okanagan Valley Naramata / Penticton
Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -158541

Ranking: 28.001754
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90 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -250393

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Gold Hill Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2016
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BC CSPC:
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88 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -109190

Ranking: 28.001727
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Gold Hill Cabernet Franc Rose, Okanagan Valley, BC
89 Points

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Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve Rose, Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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90 Points

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88 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -789735

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Chronos Merlot, Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

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88 Points

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90 Points

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