ON-424606 BC-168641

Sandhill Cabernet Merlot Vanessa Vineyard 2012, Similkameen Valley

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Cabernet + Merlot Cabernet + Merlot
British Columbia, Canada

$19.95 (424606)

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88 pts
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August 08, 2015
Sandhill

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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.
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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.

The Sandhill Cabernet Merlot blend is from the Vanessa Vineyard in BC's Similkameen Valley. Dark, almost opaque in...

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Rhys Pender, MW
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Rhys Pender, MW

Lots of toasty, meaty and smoky oak dominates the nose. Underneath there is blackberry and bright red berry fruit....

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

The Similkameen is emerging has a great zone for energetic, granitic/mineral reds. This single vineyard red has a...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

A big and burly, acid and tannin-driven red blend with lots of structure, though missing a little flesh and...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

The Vanessa Vineyard is located on 75 acres of rocky soil in the Similkameen Valley and is named after the resident...

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National Wine Awards of Canada
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National Wine Awards of Canada

Aggregate final score from judges at the 2014 National Wine Awards of Canada. June 2014

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Anthony Gismondi
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Anthony Gismondi

Peppery, earthy, tobacco, chocolate, menthol, licorice, coffee and cassis aromas. Dry, fresh, elegant but somewhat...

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Treve Ring
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Treve Ring

From the well-situated Vanessa Vineyard in the Similkameen Valley comes this coffee-kin cabernet sauvignon, cabernet...

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