Reserve Whites
2006 Reserve Chardonnay
Appellation: VQA Niagara Peninsula
Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Bottled: Bottled September 2007. 336 cases.
Drinkability: Drinking or Hold [As of Dec. 08]
Creekside’s reserve wines represent our best from the vintage, as chosen through an extensive barrel selection process. Fruit for our 2006 reserve Chardonnay was sourced from four vineyards on the Niagara Peninsula, harvested in early October, 2006. After a gentle press, juice was fermented with a mixture of selected and wild yeasts in French oak barriques (60% new wood), then left on the lees with bâtonnage for 10 months. No malolactic fermentation. Best 2008-2013.
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 Reserve Chardonnay? Suggest your own recipes in the comments below!
This yakitori, or grilled chicken skewer, recipe couldn’t be simpler, or more flavourful. Versatile and tasty, it can serve as a party appetizer or a meal unto itself and is suitable for all seasons.
2006
90+ Pts — 2006 Reserve Chardonnay
Gord Stimmell, Toronto Star, Dec. 3rd, 2009
This wild yeast-fermented and judiciously-oaked chardonnay shows opulent butter, spicy oak and baked apple elegance, with intriguing subtle undertones of marshmallow and floral musk. It also shows a brightly crisp lemony length. Food suggestion: Wild rice stuffed cornish game hens.
4.0 Stars — 2006 Reserve Chardonnay
Tony Aspler, Feb. 29th 2008
[S]traw colour; Burgundian nose – apple and spicy oak; full-bodied, leesy, lemon and apple flavours; firm structure with a nutty finish.