Estate Whites
2007 Butler’s Grant Riesling
Appellation: VQA Twenty Mile Bench (appellation information)
Varietal Composition: 100% Riesling
Bottled: Bottled May 13th, 2008. 877 cases.
Drinkability: Drink or Hold [as of August 2008]
Vineyard pedigree counts, and this prized lot of Riesling from the historic Butler’s Grant site is an aristocratic beauty. Exotic and fragrant, the 2007 vintage is like a yet-to-be-discovered supermodel. Jaw-dropping lime, curvy starfruit, and tangy minerality wait in screwcapped confinement, eager for their chance on the runway. Twist the lid and let them strut, show off, and scintillate.
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 2007 Butler’s Grant Riesling? Suggest your own recipes in the comments below!
Shrimp it up now that the weather is sunny and the barbecue has been fired up for grilling season. No “too busy” excuses here, this recipe is lightning fast and very easy.
A sumptuous yet light tasting soup that’s perfect for the Fall season. (serves 6)
2007
“A unique expression” — 2007 Butler’s Grant Riesling
Rick Van Sickle, St. Catharines Standard, November 2009
From a nice little vineyard on the Twenty Mile Bench, this is a unique expression of Riesling. The aromas range from grapefruit, honey and subtle petrol notes to ginger and peach. It reveals more citrus acidity than other ’07s, with gushing grapefruit and peach flavours and a balanced, playful interaction between sweet and tart.
89 Pts — 2007 Butler’s Grant Riesling
Natalie McLean, NatDecants
Bursting with lovely apricot and peach notes,fragrant and pretty with a starfruit-infused finish. Makes a terrific aperitif as well as a companion to many dishes. Food matches: garlic shrimp on the barbeque, or butternut squash soup with lime and ginger.
“Excellent length” — 2007 Butler’s Grant Riesling
David Lawrason, Winery to Home, October 2008.
Great nose, although give it six more months to really open. Very lifted peach-apricot, floral, mineral, petrol. It’s full bodied, barely off-dry and quite powerful with a clean, mineral finish. Excellent length.”
4.5 Stars — 2007 Butler’s Grant Riesling
Tony Aspler, Feb. 29th 2008 [Tank Sample]
Creekside Butler’s Grant Riesling 2007: light straw colour; spicy, minerally, tangerine and peach notes; soft mouth-feel; tropical fruit flavours.