Singular, potent, fresh.
Made from a single block of Viognier from the estate Haynes Creek Vineyard, this impressive version is fresh; guava, mango, ginger and lemongrass, bergamot and exotic spices waft heartily from the glass. It has crunchy and tangy fruit on the palate; outstanding potency and succulence, yet it's not blousy of flabby. Slick and oily in texture with a powerful and lengthy finish.
©copyright 2017 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - December 6th, 2017

Structure, savoury, fresh.
Formerly labelled the Platinum Block 4 Pinot Noir, this new label refers to the Aspect (aka direction and slope of the vineyard) of Block 4, which is planted with vines (clones 115, 667, 777) well over 20 years old and located on the upper slopes of CedarCreek's Home Vineyard. The 2018 spent 14 months in French oak barrels, 22% new.
Notes of salted licorice are layered with wild herbs, carrot tops, cedar chips, apple peel, raspberry seeds, bacon fat, cocoa and tobacco. Still tightly woven it has a fresh entry with fine spice, cedar, coffee beans, cigarette ash and dark chocolate flavours. The tannins have a sooty sort of mineral texture. It has structure in spades, but needs time to coalesce.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - April 20th, 2020

Complex, toasty, lengthy.
This single vineyard single block 5 Chardonnay comes from certified organic vines.
It was fermented in French oak and aged on lees in a combination of stainless and French oak before bottling.
Notes of browned butter and toasted hazelnut, charred lemon peel, yellow apples and brown spice dominate the nose. The palate is taut and racy but with a creamy edge. Complex and balanced it boasts a lengthy finish and trails toasted oak and nut flavours
©copyright 2019 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 15th, 2019

Brooding contemplative, powerful.
This is an outstanding blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot from the Desert Ridge Vineyard in the hot and arid Osoyoos, located at the southern tip of the Okanagan Valley.
In an interesting twist, the nose on this vintage is less expressive than the palate; I generally find this to be the opposite in most wines. Brooding and earthy, it is grounded in black fruits, tobacco and mocha. The palate is laden with sweet cassis, plums and wild berries with a core of baking spices, tealeaf and cocoa.
Like the previous vintage, it is a contemplative wine with supple tannins and very good complexity.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - August 23rd, 2018

Opulent, contemplative, powerful.
This is an outstanding blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot from the Desert Ridge vineyard in the hot and arid Osoyoos at the base of the Okanagan Valley.
It is opulent with aromas of cassis, vanilla, mocha, pipe tobacco and dried violets with cedar chips. Despite its approach-ability it is a contemplative wine; textural, weighty and spicy it is both bold and brilliant. All the boxes are checked, structure, balance and fruit.
©copyright 2016 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - November 21st, 2016