Creekside Estate Winery

Serious wine from an irreverent bunch.
Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
Creekside Estate Vineyard
2007 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
VQA Creek Shores White wine 750mL - 13.0% alc./vol
Purchase $26.95 Creekside

Our first Reserve Sauvignon Blanc harvested from our Estate Vineyard in the Creek Shores appellation, this vineyard shows off the best fruit of the vintage. In the last week of September 2007, 53% of the grapes we harvested from the ‘Short Block” (older vines) and the remaining 47% from the ‘Long Block” on the eastern end of the vineyard. The juice was 100% oak barrel fermented with a variety of yeast strains and aged for a further 10 months. The 100% French barrel composition consisted of 6 new barrels, 9 one year old and, 2 barrels two years old. Oak and yeast selection as well as ageing on lees for 11 months, were all employed for the purpose of highlighting the intense tropical character found in the grapes from this fantastic vintage. Bottled September 2008.

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You must be 19 years of age to order. We cannot ship outside of Ontario for private sale. Shipping is $12.50 per 6 bottles in Ontario only.

Reviews

“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.” 4½ stars out of 5, Rick VanSickle, St. Catharines Standard, February 28, 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.” Score 91 David Lawrason, Wine Align, May 2010

Awards

Best Sauvignon Blanc of Show – Cuveé Wine Awards, 2010

Gold Medal – Ontario Wine Awards, 2009

Bronze Medal – Canadian Wine Awards, 2008

Best Sauvignon Blanc of Show (Red Ribbon) – 2008 Royal Winter Fair Wine Competition, Toronto