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Hester Creek Estate Winery Selected Barrels Cabernet Merlot 2020

Hester Creek Estate Winery Selected Barrels Cabernet Merlot 2020
Hester Creek Estate Winery Selected Barrels Cabernet Merlot 2020

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



Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 1
 
Price: $19.99
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 13.6%
 

Drink: 2022-2024

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Medium-ruby in the glass, Hester Creek Estate Winery's 2020 Select Vineyards 2020 Cabernet Merlot is a lighter style medium ruby coloured, dry and medium-bodied Cabernet Merlot with a spiced plum nose of cooked plum, cinnamon and white pepper. On the palate, the wine is vibrant with cooked plum, cinnamon, white pepper spice, savoury herbs with a hint of vanilla and chocolate on the finish. This is an easy drinking 48% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 22% Cabernet Sauvignon red wine blend but does need decanting for about two hours prior to pouring it with burgers from the grill, or hold for a year or two. Tasted October 2022.
 

  


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