On the Road with the Grape Guy

British Columbia Wine Roundup - Fall 2020

19 Dec 2020

 

I like to wait till I get enough British Columbia wines so I can release them as their own “report” – here I have 46 BC wines from 29 wineries that really are worth picking up (many I tasted during my judging at the All Canadian WIne Championships back in July.  Also included is a lone Nova Scotia wine, I really had nowhere else to put it so here it sits ... here's hoping I get to taste more wines from that province, then they'll get their ow report.  Enjoy.

click on wine name for the full review

 

Alderlea Vineyards 2019 Sauvignon Blanc ... *** ½+
Backyard Vineyards 2017 Syrah Reserve ... **** Backyard Vineyard
Backyard Vineyards 2018 Syrah Reserve ... *** ½+
Black Sage Vineyard 2017 Merlot ... ****
Burrowing Owl 2017 Athene ... ****+
Chaberton Estate 2018 Chardonnay, Barrel-Aged ... *** ½+
Culmina 2016 Cabernet Franc ... *** ½+
CulminaCulmina 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon ... *** ½+
Culmina 2016 Malbec ... *** ½+
Culmina 2016 Merlot ... *** ½
Culmina 2018 Chardonnay, Margaret's Bench No. 10 ... *** ½
Culmina 2018 Chardonnay, Stan’s Bench No. 11 ... ****+


D'Angelo Estate 2017 Tempranillo, Miscela ... *** ½
Daydreamer Wines 2018 Shiraz, Marcus Ansems ... ****
Deep Roots 2018 Syrah ... ****+
Eau Vivre 2018 Pinot Noir ... *** ½+
Four Shadows 2018 Chardonnay ... **** Four Shadows
Four Shadows 2018 Merlot ... *** ½
The Hatch 2017 Merle ... *** ½+
Kismet Estate 2017 Syrah Reserve ... ***+
La Frenz 2018 Pinot Noir, Desperation Hill ... ****
La FrenzLa Frenz 2018 Vintage Port ... ****
Laughing Stock 2017 Portfolio ... ****
Laughing Stock 2018 Pinot Noir ... ***
Laughing Stock 2019 Pinot Gris ... *** ½
Liquidity Wines 2018 Pinot Noir ... *** ½+


Maverick Estate 2017 Syrah, Bush Vine ... ****+
Mission Hill 2017 Syrah, Terroir Border Vista ... *** ½
Mission Hill 2018 Chardonnay Reserve ... *** ½
Monte Creek Ranch 2017 Cabernet-Merlot ... *** ½+ Monte Creek Ranch
Monte Creek Ranch 2017 Hands Up Red ... *** ½
Monte Creek Ranch 2018 Chardonnay Reserve ... ****
Moon Curser 2018 Border Vines ... *** ½
Moon CurserMoon Curser 2018 Dead of Night ... ****
Moon Curser 2018 Syrah, Contraband ... ****
Nk'Mip Cellars 2017 Syrah, Qwam Qwmt ... ****+


O'Rourke's Peak Cellars 2018 Chardonnay ... *** ½+
Quails’ Gate 2018 Pinot Noir ... *** ½+
Rocky Creek 2019 Pinot De-Gris ... ***+ Rocky Creek
Rocky Creek 2019 Pinot Gris ... ***
Ruby Blues Winery 2019 Gewurztraminer ... *** ½+
Scorched EarthScorched Earth 2016 Merlot ... ****
Scorched Earth 2016 Syrah, Guilty Pleasure ... ***+
See Ya Later Ranch 2018 Pinot Noir ... ***+
Vanessa Vineyard 2016 Syrah ... ****
Wild Goose 2019 Gewurztraminer ... *** ½+

 


Nova Scotia ... Flag of Nova Scotia

Domaine de Grand Pre 2018 L’Acadie Blanc ... *** ½

 

 

 

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