Zesty, muscular, earthy.
A blend of Rhone varieties Roussanne (69%) with Marsanne (31%), this southern France blend was lees stirred and aged four months in partially new French oak with lees stirring.
Wild herbs and lemon, smoke. flint, oregano, honeysuckle and vague peachy notes are expressed on the nose. It has a powerful--white that drinks like a red--character and zesty muscular tone. Earthy, savoury, spicy and mineral-driven it also has distinct salty notes and a pomelo and lemongrass finish.
This is a wine that really benefits from opening an hour or more before serving or decanting.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 26th, 2025

Distinct, supple, expressive.
This distinct and delicious South Okanagan Cabernet rolls out fragrant strawberry, pipe tobacco, leather, graphite, cassis, brown spice and chocolate aromas. It's a supple red with lovely fruit expression. spice, tobacco and leather flavours. It has an inkiness and notable power, but also freshness to balance. The finish is lengthy.
A wine for meat and plant-based meat alternatives, hard cheeses and hearty dishes.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 26th, 2025

Savoury, fresh, smooth. South Okanagan's Moon Curser specializes in a broad range of varieties, some rarely seen in Canada. Malbec isn't a common grape in the Okanagan, but it's found some roots here. Expect notes of bacon fat and black raspberry, wild sage and chocolate, leather and vanilla. The palate entry is smooth and delivers wild berry, dark chocolate, espresso and toasted spice flavours. Nice freshness here.
Pair: roasted or grilled meats, hard cheeses, spaghetti Bolognese or hearty mushroom and herb risotto.
Pairs great with Gone Crackers Olive Oil & Cracked Pepper
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 26th, 2025

Juicy, fragrant, smooth.
Chile's flagship Carmenere is always smartly represented by Osoyoos' Moon Curser. Grown in the hot South Okanagan the 2022 version suggests sweet red bell peppers and cherries, fennel and orange peel, roses and vanilla. It has a smooth and fresh palate and medium+ body. It boasts juicy red fruits and tobacco leaf flavours that roll into peppery spices.
Very nicely done.
Pairs great with Gone Crackers Canadian Chedder & Chive
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 26th, 2025

Textural, fresh, concentrated.
Dead of Nightis a blend of equal parts Tannat (Madiran's tannic red variety) and Syrah, both from the South Okanagan and it was aged 12 months in French and Hungarian barrels.
Expect cherry and black raspberry aromas woven with sarsaparilla, violets, pepper, cedar and warm chocolate aromas. The bold palate echoes the nose and while textural on the tongue it's fresh. It has a spicy, woody and cocoa tinged finish with grip.
A wine to pair with anything from the BBQ.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 26th, 2025

Pretty, finesse, elegant
Osoyoos-based Moon Curser makes a wide range of wines, many from varieties rare to Canada and their Syrah is consistently expressive.
The 2022 releases aromas of plum, blackberry and black pepper along with licorice, vanilla, tobacco, violet and wild herbs. The palate is as pretty as the nose; purple fruits and floral notes along with coffee and peppery flavours. Nice balance and finesse.
Pair: grilled or roasted meats aged goat cheeses or rich winter stews.


Also available in 1.5L magnums 2021 vintage $79.99 at winery
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 26th, 2025

Dry, bold, new.
Osoyoos-based estate winery Moon Curser makes a wide range of wines, many from varieties rare to Canada.
Their new limited series "Confiscated" are wines made from grapes grown in Lake Chelan, Washington, just two hours south of Osoyoos. Like many in the Okanagan (a January '24 freeze event caused an extremely small harvest in the region) the winery felt the need to supplement their 2024 harvest from south of the border.
Estimated release, late summer 2025 this serious watermelon-pink Pinot Noir suggests fresh wild berries and rhubarb, sour cherry juice, cedar, tealeaf and dried orange slices. It's dry with a bold structure and flavours of wild herbs, cigar and faint spice layered with charred oranges and leather. A fresh rose that drinks like a light-bodied red.
©copyright 2025 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - August 6th, 2025