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89POINTS
16¼/20
Hester Creek Garland 2018
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaGarland is the flagship red at Hester Creek, named for owner Curt Garland. The 2015 vintage first appeared in 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of planting vinifera vines in 1968, and it has been made every year since. In 2018 the Growing Degree Days (GDD) totalled 1575, about the ten-year average. Still, nothing much about the year was average, from the cool start, the early drought, and the cold finish, not to mention a plethora of wildfires across BC that spread smoke everywhere. At first taste, the hand-picked blocks of cabernet sauvignon mixed with merlot, petit verdot, and a lesser amount of malbec and cabernet franc are inviting. The style is polished and much tighter than The Judge, with stylish black fruit intense but not over the top. The mid-palate is well constructed, the tannins dense but sweet, and the youthful finish long. It will need time in the cellar, or highly flavoured fare to drink now.Tasted: 18 September 2021Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $55.99 | 750ml | winery direct, wine club |
Blend: Cabernet Franc - Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - Petit Verdot - MalbecCSPC: 145362UPC: 626990222118
