Modern, sleek, expressive.
From 21-year-old vines grown the uppers slopes of CedarCreek's Home Vineyard this vintage of the Block 4 surpasses the previous one I reviewed. Botanical notes are woven with sweet cherries, dried rose petals and violets, vanilla and rainforest floor. A supple entry leads to a spicy/peppery palate with sweet fruit. A sleek and modern style with a slick texture, expressive fruit and nice complexity overall.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - September 12th, 2019

Fragrant, silky, expressive.
From 22-year-old vines grown the uppers slopes of CedarCreek's Home Vineyard the Block 4 is a feminine version with ruby fruit, tealeaf, fine spices, botanical, leather and cedar aromas. It is juicy and lifted on the attack but maintains complexity throughout. Silky and elegant overall, with bacon fat flavours on the finish.
Aged 12 months in French oak barrels, 743 six-packs produced, recommended drinking well until 2024--but I think it will cellar longer.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 20th, 2020

Fragrant, pristine, tangy.
While rare, this cross between Riesling and Sylvaner has long been a favourite of BC wine lovers. CedarCreek is one a few who still grow it.
This single block version is, as expected, fragrant. Crunchy orchard fruits, musk melon, honey and grapefruit aromas lead to a tangy and zesty palate. It's juicy and pristine with a long mouthwatering finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - October 3rd, 2019

CedarCreek winery, located on Lakeshore Drive in Kelowna, produces organically grown grapes from estate only vines from three sites in Kelowna, and Osoyoos.
The estate's Home Block Vineyard (located at the winery) is widely known for producing exceptional Plot Noir, which we seen in the Block Series (specifically Block 2 and 4) in recent years. Now, winemaker Taylor Whelan's Platinum tier Clonal Series takes it to a new level; he separates the Pinot Noir grapes by clone, fermenting and bottling them as such. They are, as expected, small lot and are sold as a trio, so you can experience all three clones and see what stands out about each. The 2018 vintage trio is comprised of 115, 667 and 777 and sells via the winery for $135.
Clone 115: tealeaf and smoked spices, forest floor and wild sour cherry aromas are bolstered by violets. Silky but still quite tightly wound, it gets fleshier mid-palate with woven earth/fruit/spice flavours. There is a distinct savoury bitterness on the finish. 90-points
Clone 667: Quite mute - delicate notes of wild red fruits, cedar, earth and cocoa shyly push their way through. Wonderful levity in this clone, it has more texture, the tannins more angular and grip the side of the tongue. Dark espresso flavours trail on the finish. Time is this bottle's friend. 91-points
Clone 777: sweet black raspberry and cherry burst from the glass woven with a potpourri of cedar chips and violets, star anise and cardamom, leather and dried herbs. Supple in weight, silky in texture it shows the most expressive palate; sweet red fruit and pipe tobacco flavours notably. Power and elegance, the most outgoing of this trio. 93-points
A fascinating comparison resulting in great conversation.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 24th, 2020

Supple, bright, stylish
Only 17 barrels of the Platinum series Pinot Noir were produced in 2019. The Home Block, planted in 1991, is located around the existing and newly renovated winery, restaurant and guest center. It's made from a mix of Burgundian clones and was aged on lees in French oak barrels for 16 months.
I have to admit, the combination of blocks (rather than the single block Aspect series) seems more harmonious. Not that the single blocks are not outstanding, but the blend stands out.
Beet and black cherry aromas are woven with licorice, purple flowers, vanilla, fine spices and Turkish coffee. It has a supple entry with sweet bright fruit flavours. Outstanding style and balance overall with chalky tannins across the finish. Very Pommard-esque.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - October 15th, 2021