Fragrant, engaging, juicy.
Always an excellent juxtaposition of modern and classic, this delicious version doles out a fragrant bouquet lilacs alongside star anise, vanilla, raspberry and red cherry. The palate is just as appealing; juicy with generous, high-toned fruit, it's tempting, silky and engaging.
Pair: Mushroom Wellington, roasted beet risotto or grilled salmon.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 24th, 2017

Plush, sensuous, perfumed.
This premium Merlot is made from select rows of vines planted in CedarCreek's estate Desert Ridge vineyard in Osoyoos, from 13-year-old vines.
It is a plush and perfumed wine, redolent of roses and jasmine, licorice, cherries and ripe plums alongside cedar chips, licorice and cocoa. The palate is supple but notably fresh, it is chic and complex with great balance.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 23rd, 2018

Prolific, sensuous, fragrant.
This premium Merlot is made from select rows of vines planted in CedarCreek's estate Desert Ridge vineyard in Osoyoos - it has 2% Cabernet Sauvignon blended in, for structure.
This decadent an fragrant Merlot is swimming in lovely purple berries, plush mocha, baking spices, cedar chips and violets. The palate is supple, it offers oodles of sensuous mouth-filling fruit and sweet spices. A lengthy and prolific wine with excellent balance and complexity.
©copyright 2016 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - January 5th, 2016

Ambrosial, tangy, potent.
Made from a special single block single block of Pinot Gris, this powerful Alsatian-style had a small portion of the grapes affected by botrytis.
It doles out Asian pears, pomelo, yellow plums, cultivated mushrooms and vanilla aromas. The nose tricks you into thinking it will be dry, but in typical Alsatian style it's not (35g/L residual sugar). Concentrated and weighty with flavours of stone fruits, quince and marmalade, it has impressive potency but also tangy acidity that cleans the palate up nicely. Lengthy and ambrosial.
Pair: Munster with caraway seeds, liver pate, pork, spicy/exotic cuisines.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 20th, 2019

Fragrant, pristine, crunchy.
CedarCreek is now fully organic. The 2022 Riesling is brimming with crunchy green apple and peach aromas woven with lemon, lime and spring blossoms. It has an off-dry and juicy palate with flavours of snappy lime and green apples and honey. Fresh with notable purity, it's a pretty wine with a lip-smacking finish.
Pair:: fish tacos, BC halibut or spot prawns, frites with garlicky aioli, sushi...

Pairs Great with Gone Crackers Roasted Shallot & Herb
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 25th, 2023