Reserve Reds
2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: VQA St. David’s Bench (appellation information)
Varietal Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Bottled:Bottled June 2008. 105 cases.
Drinkability: Drink or Hold [As of Jan. 09]
Consistently producing structured, cellar-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon from Niagara can be a difficult task, making the unique microclimate of the St. David’s Bench a very exciting place to be. This appellation is rapidly emerging as one of the best sites in Niagara for red wines, superimposing pure fruit flavours onto a sinewy, elegant structure.
The 2005 Reserve is a blend of wines from two premium vineyards from the St. David’s Bench, typifying the ripe, robust refinement that marks the appellation as one to watch.
Estate Whites
Great for everyday occasions with food and friends, our Estate White wines are sure to make a splash in every crowd. Versatile, easy-drinking, and ready to put on a show as soon as they're released. Click below to see more information including: awards, reviews, and recipes for some stellar food pairings suited to each wine's style.
Estate Reds
Look no further for great value casual dinner wines. Our Estate Reds are comfortably priced little blockbusters meant for short to medium term aging. Enjoy now, or hold in your cellar to watch them evolve. Click below to see more information including: awards, reviews, and recipes for some stellar food pairings suited to each wine's style.
Reserve White
Crafted from individually selected batches and barrel fermented wines, our Reserve Whites represent the elite from each vintage, as chosen by our winemaking team. These powerful, varietally expressive wines are just waiting for the chance to knock your socks off. Click below to see more information including: awards, reviews, and recipes for some stellar food pairings suited to each wine's style.
Reserve Red
The big boys of the portfolio need little introduction for hardcore Creekside fans, with their focus, structure and medium to long term aging potential making them some of our most difficult to find wines. Benefiting from a strong barrel program and a rigourous barrel-by-barrel selection process, these reds truly do represent the elite of each vintage. Click below to see more information including: awards, reviews, and recipes for some stellar food pairings suited to each wine's style.
Dessert Wine
Hedonism and indulgence go hand-in-hand with our limited production dessert wines. Our "stickies" emphasize the delicate interplay between sweetness, acidity, and fruit character to produce a balanced, sensual expression of each variety. Click your favourites below to see more information including: awards, reviews, and recipes for some stellar food pairings suited to each wine's style.
Recipes
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2005
90 Pts. — 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Tony Aspler, Tidings, July/August 2009.
A Bordeaux-style claret: deep ruby in colour with classic cedar, vanilla and blackcurrant notes; well-extracted fruit; medium-bodied, firmly structured with blackcurrant and floral flavours; lovely mouth-feel; firmly structured with ripe tannins; great length.
4.5 Stars – 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Christopher Waters, Vines Magazine, May 2009.
The winner in the limited edition red category at Cuvee 2009, Creekside’s newly released Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is made in the winery’s big, bold, oak-influenced style that is mightily impressive. The winemaking team used the word sinewy to describe this robust, complex red wine, which is as good a way as any to illustrate its fine grained structure and elegant restraint.
