ON-269795

Sandhill Cabernet/Merlot 2010, BC VQA Okanagan Valley

Cabernet + Merlot Cabernet + Merlot
British Columbia, Canada

$19.95 (269795)

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87 pts
5
Sandhill

Critic Reviews (3)

Steve Thurlow
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Steve Thurlow

This is still very youthful with aromas and flavours not yet fully integrated. There are very noticeable oak aromas...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is a full bodied, fairly dense, complex and rich blend that has been bathed in oak. Expect ripe cola, cherry...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Curiously sweet-sour fruit and notable greeness matched with jammy character make this awkward; as does high alcohol...

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Community Reviews (2)

Kevin Donato
Kevin Donato

Notes of dried black cherry, cinnamon stick, smoke and even animale character. The wine is quite tannic. The palate is ripe full-bodied and even seemed off-dry (although still is dry) as the wine is so ripe with fruit.
Amenable to decanting for an hour or best paired with rare beef.
Jan 2013

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Christopher Nol
Christopher Nol

Not the best oka I have ever had.

Not RecommendedNR
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