Reserve Whites
2007 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation: VQA Creek Shores (Appellation Information)
Vineyard Designation: Creekside Estate Vineyard
Varietal Composition: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Bottled:Bottled September 2008. 410 cases.
Drinkability: Drink or Hold [As of June 10]
There was no place like home when it came to the vintage’s best Sauvignon Blanc and the 15 acres comprising our estate plantings did Creekside proud, coming off the vine with intense varietal character and concentration that left little doubt as to its place in the Reserve program.
Selected yeasts, trusted coopers, and altered vinification kinetics introduced additional complexity, but the key to this blend was the ripeness and expressiveness of our vineyard fruit. Both the “Long Row” and “Short Row” estate blocks are represented in this blend, and their unrelenting intensity throughout ferment and ageing in French and Hungarian oak has made them a home-grown favourite.
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 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc? Suggest your own recipes in the comments below!
“Hearty Fall Soup To Fill the Belly and Warm The Toes”
Often eaten to break the fast at dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, this Moroccan soup has the stuffing to make a meal on it’s own. Grab a hunk of your favourite fresh-baked bread and dig in!
“Stupid Easy, Super Stunning”
Quick, rich, and delish, these little crisps will give the impression of extreme effort, despite taking less time to prepare then it takes to chill the accompanying wine.
We had a lot of compliments on last month’s recipe, so we thought we should dig up another comfort food classic, this one comes from a member of the Creekside crew who says it’s his favourite version of the Cajun Classic.
This lively summer dish is perfect as a dinner or appetizer.
2007
Best Sauvignon Blanc – Cuvée 2010
Gold Medal — Ontario Wine Awards 2009
Bronze Medal — Canadian Wine Awards 2008
Best Sauvignon Blanc in Show — 2008 Royal Winter Fair
2007
“Very Impressive” — 2007 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
David Lawrason, Winery to Home, April 2010
This powerhouse, barrel aged white took a gold medal at the Ontario Wine Awards. It shows an intense, very complex nose of wood smoke, green cedar forest, juniper, guava, grapefruit. Very impressive. It’s medium-full bodied, fleshy and rich on the palate. Excellent length and focus. Best now to 2012.
4.5 Stars — 2007 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
Rick VanSickle, St. Catharines Standard, February 28, 2010
Creekside really sets the bar for serious Sauvignon Blanc in Niagara. This big ’07 reserve shows intense tropical/grapefruit/ gooseberry notes on the nose with a sprinkling of vanilla and oak. Not your typical and grassy Sauvignon Blanc, it is full bodied and vibrant with added oak-kissed spice. This also won at Cuvee, for best Sauvignon Blanc.