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Hester Creek Estate Winery Syrah 2020 Wine Review

Hester Creek Estate Winery Syrah 2020

Hester Creek Estate Winery Syrah 2020

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

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $29.99

Drink: 2023-2027

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.1%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery

Natalie's Score: 93/100

A stunning full bodied BC red wine made from the Syrah grape and a dash of Viognier for a floral lift mid-palate. Aromas of violets, dark plums and smoke. Smooth and luscious with a long finish. Pair with rack of lamb.

Syrah food pairings: charcuterie, roast chicken, lamb chops, beef kebabs.

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This Hester Creek Estate Winery Syrah 2020 was reviewed on March 30, 2023 by Natalie MacLean

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Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

Stunning, rich, and flavourful. Co-fermented with Viognier to add lovely body and aromatic hints. Aromas of rich dark berries and plums, along with hints of dried herbs, vanilla, and a touch of violets. Full bodied, with soft, plush tannins, rounded cherry, plum, and blackberry notes, with more herbal and floral hints with a touch of vanilla and smoke on the finish. Lovely! Enjoy with lamb.
Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Hester Creek Estate Winery's 2020 Syrah is sultry and silky smooth with dark cherry, blueberry, smoked meat, fennel and savoury herb flavours with a hint of vanilla on the palate. The wine is dry, medium-plus-bodied, and beautifully balanced with juicy acidity and a lingering, generous dark berry and ripe dark cherry finish. Tannins are supple and velvety. Poured with slow-roasted wine-soaked venison ribs. Tasted November 2022.

From a great vintage, this Syrah was produced from hand-harvested grapes mostly from the Golden Mile Bench in the south Okanagan, British Columbia. The lots were fermented in Italian Ganimede fermenters and crafted in the Côte-Rôtie style, co-fermented with 15% Viognier. The wine was aged in American oak and French oak barrels (60/40% with 2/3 in neutral barrels) for 14 months giving the wine its delicate smokiness.

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