Posts Tagged ‘ 2007 ’

Appellation: VQA Niagara Peninsula Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay Bottled: Bottled September 2008. 365 cases. Drinkability: Drinking or Hold [As of June 2010] With Chardonnay, it’s all about style. Few varietals have Chardonnay’s ability to overtly reflect regional characteristics while simultaneously shifting gears in response to the directives of a winemaker. This Reserve blend epitomizes Creekside’s [...]

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, [...]

All right all you lovely people that have been calling and emailing about this wine’s release: the time is now! The spectacular 2007 vintage of Laura Red is now available at the winery and online. For the first time we have created a full Bordeaux blend of 39.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, [...]

During a delicious lunch at the Pantages Suites in Toronto, the winners of the 2010 Ontario Wine Awards were announced to a packed room of media and industry aficionados, and shared with an excited and eager crowd of consumers in the evening at the annual Sip & Savour Ontario event. Creekside was thrilled to receive [...]

2007 Broken Press Shiraz

2007 Reserve Chardonnay

Appellation: VQA Niagara Peninsula Varietal Composition: 39.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 6% Malbec, 0.5% Petit Verdot Bottled:Bottled September 4th 2009. Drinkability: Drink or Hold [as of June 2010] Laura Red is our flagship blend of Bordeaux varieties, selected to best reflect the character of the vintage while maintaining a consistently high level [...]

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 [...]

Rick Van Sickle, St. Catharines Standard, February 28th 2010 …this iconic and much awarded Shiraz is perhaps the one wine that defines Creekside. The 2007 is a sensational wine with lifted aromatics that are helped along with a shot of Viognier added to the Shiraz.  Viognier brings a floral element to the rich red berries [...]

Appellation: VQA St. David’s Bench (appellation information) Vineyard Designation: Queenston Road Vineyard Varietal Composition: 97% Shiraz, 3% Viognier Bottled:Bottled September 2009. 257 cases. Drinkability: Drink or Hold [As of Mar. 09] If the wine ain’t broke, don’t fix it! The practice of adding Viognier skins to batches of our best Shiraz began with a happy [...]