Mature, potent, extracted.
Single vineyard estate Cabernet Franc was aged 18-months in French oak and an additional years in bottle before release.
Showing its maturity sweet grilled red bell peppers and briary berry aromas co-mingle with chocolate, prune, molasses and soy sauce. It has a generous weight and supple texture, with pipe tobacco and ash, brown spices and dried plum. It's a potent wine with notable extraction and an espresso flavoured finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - October 23rd, 2020

Fragrant, fresh, enjoyable.
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).
This Cabernet Franc and Merlot blend offers aromas of plum cake and cassis, cedar, vanilla, violets, roasted red bell peppers and wild herbs. Fresh and balanced it has earthy undertones woven with berry flavours. A very enjoyable red.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - October 28th, 2020

Savoury, woven smooth.
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).
This Merlot was aged in French oak for 18-months and delivers aromas of spiced plums and roasted herbs, smoked spices and roasted meat, leather, molasses and marmite. The palate is an echo of the nose; plums and cherries, spices and molasses with savoury undertones. It's smooth and well-woven with good length.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 12th, 2020

Savoury, earthy, smooth.
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).
Rich notes of plum pie, baking spices, vanilla, pipe tobacco, mocha and fresh earth are layered with balsamic strawberries, leather and bruised apples. The palate vacillates between tangy red berries with white pepper and cigar, and soy sauce and wild herbs. The finish is earthy, salty and sweet.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 15th, 2022

Racy, purity, concentration.
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 generally higher alcohol but this singular Savvy doesn't lack freshness.
Sweet peaches and lime zest, grass clippings, honey lemon verbena and starfruit aromas lead to a racy palate. Slick and mouthwatering it has good concentration and notable fruit purity. Flavours of gooseberry, snap peas and citrus linger.
Pairing: think grilled fish, oysters, asparagus, and warm chevre salads.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - September 12th, 2022