Second review: September 2022
Licorice root and sage, balsamic reduction, plum pudding, green olives toasted spice and salted bacon aromas lead to a mature palate. It's got good bones overall, freshness and a silky palate. Its definitely time to drink now and it trails flavours of burnt toffee, espresso and wild herbs.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - September 12th, 2022

Savoury, supple, succulent.
Owners of old Hill, the Gill family have been farming for thousands of years in the Punjab and when they moved to Canada in the 1980s continued to do so in the Okanagan Valley. Born in 2009, Gold Hill makes small lot estate wines from the Gill's 65-acres in the south Okanagan; 32 in Osoyoos and 24-acres on the Golden Mile (not part of the sub-GI).
Formed from the soils of Gold Hill's vineyard on the Golden Mile this Reserve Meritage blends classic Bordeaux varieties and is the estate's flagship wine.
A muddle of black fruits and green olives hazelnuts and and savoury spice, dark earth, graphite, and a hint of say sauce are expressed on the nose. It has a supple entry and succulent flavours of spiced oak, roasted meats, espresso and dark chocolate. A muscular red to serve with hard cheeses, dense proteins or hearty soups and stews.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - January 5th, 2021

Ripe, warm, slick.
Gold Hill proprietors, the Gill family, have been growing grapes on the slopes of the Golden Mile Bench for 30 years, they made their won wine first in 2009. Today they farm more than 26 hectares around the Okanagan Valley and the wines are made by Val Tait. The warm site produces ripe wines with high alcohol, even this rose weighs in at 14%.
A light apricot~pink shade, it leads with red currents muddled with ripe peach, tangerine, red apple skin and honeydew melon slices. It's luscious and slick on the palate with sweet red fruit, tobacco and savoury spice flavours. It has notable power and a warm finish thanks to the alcohol. It's reminiscent of a Tavel, but in a paler package.
Pairs great with Gone Crackers Blue Cheese & Cracked Pepper
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 14th, 2021

Juicy, spicy, slick.
Gold Hill proprietors, the Gill family, have been growing grapes on the slopes of the Golden Mile Bench for 30 years, they made their won wine first in 2009. Today they farm more than 26 hectares around the Okanagan Valley and the wines are made by Val Tait. The warm site produces ripe wines with high alcohol, even this rose weighs in at 14%.
A light apricot~pink shade with aromas of rhubarb and sour cherry, dried sage, charred honey, wild flowers and candied strawberries. It's an off-dry and juicy pink with tart berry and citrusy flavours. It has a nice roundness on the tongue and spicy undertones.
Pairs great with Gone Crackers Blue Cheese & Cracked Pepper
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 30th, 2022

Gutsy, savoury, fresh.
This single vineyard estate Cabernet Franc was aged 18-months in French oak and an additional year in bottle before release.
Sage and currents, salted plum and balsamic aromas are layered with green bell peppers, carob, soy, leather and spice. It's a medium-bodied wine that is earthy and textural in the mouth. Currents and leather, red cherry and brown spice flavours are at the core of this gutsy and savoury red.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - September 12th, 2022

Second Review: May 30, 2021
Gold Hill proprietors, the Gill family, have been growing grapes on the slopes of the Golden Mile Bench for 30 years, they made their won wine first in 2009. Today they farm more than 26 hectares around the Okanagan Valley and the wines are made by Val Tait.
Cherry and red currents, white pepper, wet cedar and vanilla aromas are layered with fresh black soil and dried violets. It has a supple entry and attractive freshness. Classic Cab Franc character but with more muscle and weight. The powerful finish trails red and black fruit dusted with savoury spices.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 31st, 2021

Mature, supple, fresh.
Gold Hill proprietors, the Gill family, have been growing grapes on the slopes of the Golden Mile Bench for 30 years, they made their won wine first in 2009. Today they farm more than 26 hectares around the Okanagan Valley and the wines are made by Val Tait.
This single vineyard estate Cabernet Franc was aged 18-months in French oak and an additional year in bottle before release.
Showing its maturity on the nose you can expect grilled red bell peppers, wild black berries, toasted spice and ash, tobacco, and leather with hints of marmite and molasses. It has a woven palate with supple entry and slightly brooding demeanor; fresh and youthful in the mouth it culminates in toasted finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - January 5th, 2021