2022 is the last vintage in the Okanagan before the harsh winter cold snaps of 2023 and 2024. 2022 produced a large crop of grapes although the season started cool, it finished with a sunny Fall, so there is lots of wine to go around. I suggest stocking up on 2022 wines as 2023 and 2024 will be reduced in volume. I received these two bottles of red wines from Hester Creek Estate Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 and Old Vines Cabernet Franc 2022. Old Vines is not a legal term for BC VQA wines (or for most places around the world); just an indication that these vines are older than the average vines in BC. Older vines typically have a more concentrated depth of flavour and character. From what I read on Hester Creek’s website, I think the Cabernet Franc vines are over 50 years old.
My Wine Tasting Notes Hester Creek Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (BC $34.99)
Winemaker’s notes, “…Cabernet Sauvignon was hand harvested late in the season for the grapes to achieve peak ripeness, raisin and ultimately concentrate the flavours of this already intense varietal. We hand sorted and gently destemmed the berries into our Ganimede fermentation tanks where they were whole berry soaked for three days prior to inoculation. After a 16-day maceration, the juice was gently pressed off the skins and encouraged through a malolactic fermentation. We aged the resulting wine for
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