Estate Reds
2006 Cabernet
Appellation: VQA Niagara Peninsula
Varietal Composition:60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc
Bottled: Bottled August 2007. 2845 cases.
Drinkability: Drinking well now. [As of Dec. 08]
Our 2006 Cabernet shows a rich bouquet of cherry perfume, plum fruit and vanilla oak spice. The wine is soft and rounded on the palate, with a sweet core of fruit balanced by moderate tannins on a medium-full bodied frame. Drinking well on release, but will improve with 2-4 years cellaring. Great with filet mignon; fabulous with cheeseburgers!
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
Don't see your favourite food pairing for our 2006 Cabernet? Suggest your own recipes in the comments below!
Beat the winter blues with this chunky, beefy beauty of a soup. Guaranteed you’ll not go hungry.
After the holidays, big fatty foods take a backseat while we recover from holiday meals. Warmth though, is still a necessity and this hearty (but healthy) chicken stew fits the bill.
2006
“[S]how[s] its wild side” — 2006 Cabernet
Billy Munnelly, Billy’s Best Bottles: Wines for 2009
Light, challenging, and honest. Bravo Creekside for having the courage to let Cabernet show its wild side. Not for everyone and it needs food – which will take some of the sting out of the wine.
“Well-flavoured” — 2006 Cabernet Rosé
Rod Phillips, Wine Current, Sept 2007
A well-flavoured, medium-bodied, dry rosé that delivers just a hint of sweetness in the finish. The core flavours are red berries and plum, and they’re nicely complemented by a crisp texture. Drink it with turkey, and maybe buy a few bottles for Thanksgiving.
“Quite powerful; dry” — 2006 Cabernet Rosé
David Lawrason, April 2007
One of the best 2006 roses yet encountered, with very bright, fairly deep garnet colour. Lifted, appealing floral, lavender, redcurrant jam, spearmint leaf nose. Mid-weight, intense, dry with a tart/bitter pomegranate-like finish. Quite powerful; dry. Serve with cold vegetable and pasta salads.