Exuberant, fun, expressive.
Housed in a great new bottle shape, and ade from Gamay (83%) and Merlot, this off-dry, pale pink with rose gold glints offers exuberant aromas of strawberry, tangerine, peach stone and vanilla. It's a bouncy wine; there is a kiss of sweetness (7.2g/L residual if numbers float your boat) and plenty of expressive fruit. The texture is slick and it has a tangy, mouthwatering finish.
Solid.
Pair: Pizza, calamari, brushcetta, antipasto, caprese salads and white meats.
Pairs Great with Gone Crackers Roasted Shallot & Herb
 
©copyright 2019 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 7th, 2019

Exuberant, fun, expressive.
Housed in a great new bottle shape, and ade from Gamay (83%) and Merlot, this off-dry, pale pink with rose gold glints offers exuberant aromas of strawberry, tangerine, peach stone and vanilla. It's a bouncy wine; there is a kiss of sweetness (7.2g/L residual if numbers float your boat) and plenty of expressive fruit. The texture is slick and it has a tangy, mouthwatering finish.
Solid.
Pair: Pizza, calamari, brushcetta, antipasto, caprese salads and white meats.
Pairs Great with Gone Crackers Roasted Shallot & Herb
 
©copyright 2019 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 7th, 2019

Strawberry, fun, straightforward.
Made from Gamay and Merlot, this off-dry and pale pink rose offers unbound aromas of strawberry marshmallow and red cherry, orange blossoms and fine spice, with distinct wild herbs and grasses at the core. There is some residual sweetness, a slightly drier version would be appreciated, and the flavours of sweet red fruit, tangerine and spice mimic the nose. A straightforward and fun rose.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 23rd, 2018

Expressive, spiced, fresh.
Sandhill wines are made from seven unique BC vineyards: Sandhill Estate (Oliver), King Family (Penticton), Phantom Creek (Oliver), Osprey Ridge (Oliver), Hidden Terrace (Oliver, behind McIntyre Bluff), Carsoroso (Kelowna), and Vanessa Vineyard (Similkameen Valley).
This Merlot comes from grapes harvested from the Sandhill and Hidden Terrace Vineyards and it's an expressive one. Licorice and Italian plums, black raspberries, cola, white pepper and chocolate aromas roll onto a savoury and fresh palate. It's good structure and substance, it's not jammy as the nose suggests. Black fruit flavours are woven with cocoa, pipe tobacco and wild sage flavours. It has a smooth and spicy finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 25th, 2022

Exuberant, pretty, sweet.
Pretty in bottle shape and pale pink hue this Gamay (65%) and Merlot (35%) off-dry rose delivers exuberant aromas of raspberry, Maraschino cherry, orange blossoms and honey. The palate is sweet and notably peachy with layers of crushed fresh red berries. Approachable and quaffable with a slick weight.
Pair: Pizza, calamari, brushcetta, antipasto, caprese salads and white meats.
Pairs Great with Gone Crackers Roasted Shallot & Herb
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 12th, 2021