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93 • Ama Bene NV Pinot Grigio, Italy 12% (Italy) $11.00.
94 • Ama Bene NV Sangiovese, Puglia IGT 13% (Italy) $11.00.
92 • Avenue 2022 Sauvignon Blanc 12.5% (France) $13.00.
88 • Avenue 2022 Syrah Grenache Red Blend 14.5% (France) $13.00.
90 • Good Natured 2021 Balanced Red Blend, British Columbia 14.5% (Canada) $11.00.
BR • Good Natured 2021 Merlot + Petit Verdot Red Blend, Okanagan Valley 14.4% (Canada) $11.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Good Natured 2021 Crisp, Chardonnay, Ontario 13% (Canada) $10.00.
88 • Good Natured 2021 Merlot Gamay Noir Red Blend, Ontario 13% (Canada) $10.00.
93 • Natural Selection NV Dangerously Good, Chardonnay, Australia 12.5% (Australia) $9.00.
87 • Natural Selection NV Dangerously Good, Shiraz, Australia 13% (Australia) $9.00.
87 • Neon Coast 2022 Chardonnay, California 13% (USA) $13.00.
86 • Neon Coast 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13% (USA) $13.00.
89 • No Boats On Sunday Ontario Hopped Cider 5% (Canada) $3.00.
87 • No Boats On Sunday BC Original Cider 5% (Canada) $10.00.
87 • No Boats On Sunday NS Cider 5.3% (Canada) $3.00.
92 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve, Riesling, Niagara Peninsula VQA 11% (Canada) $14.00.
87 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve, Pinot Grigio, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12.5% (Canada) $9.00.
87 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve, Chardonnay, Ontario 13% (Canada) $9.00.
94 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve Rosé, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12% (Canada) $9.00.
92 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve Double Noir Red Blend, Ontario 12.4% (Canada) $9.00.
87 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve Rosé Bubbles, Ontario 12.5% (Canada) $11.00.
87 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot, Ontario 13% (Canada) $9.00.
92 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ontario 13% (Canada) $9.00.
92 • Peller Estates NV Signature Series Ice Cuvee Classic, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12% (Canada) $26.00.
93 • Peller Estates NV Ice Cuvee Rose, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12% (Canada) $27.00.
86 • Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve Rosé Bubbles, Ontario 12.5% (Canada) $11.00.
93 • Peller Estates 2022 Family Reserve, Pinot Grigio, Ontario 12% (Canada) $10.00.
86 • Peller Estates 2022 Family Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12.5% (Canada) $10.00.
87 • Peller Estates 2022 Family Reserve, Chardonnay, Ontario 13% (Canada) $10.00.
87 • Peller Estates 2022 Family Reserve Rosé Bubbles, Ontario 12% (Canada) $10.00.
88 • Peller Estates 2022 Family Reserve Secco Bubbles, Ontario 12% (Canada) $10.00.
90 • Rewild NV Pinot Grigio, Murray-Darling 12.5% (Australia) $13.00.
93 • Rewild NV Cabernet Sauvignon, Murray-Darling 13% (Australia) $13.00.
91 • Thirty Bench 2022 Winemakers Blend, Riesling, Beamsville Bench 10.6% (Canada) $16.00.
89 • Thirty Bench 2021 Winemaker’s Blend Rosé, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12.1% (Canada) $18.00.
87 • Thirty Bench 2020 Winemaker’s Blend, Cabernet Franc, Niagara Peninsula VQA 13.7% (Canada) $19.00.
87 • Trius NV Brut Methode Tradiotionnelle, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12% (Canada) $22.00.
88 • Trius NV Brut Rosé Methode Traditionelle, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12% (Canada) $22.00.
88 • Trius 2022 Riesling, Niagara Peninsula VQA 11% (Canada) $13.00.
89 • Trius 2022 Late Autumn Off Dry, Riesling, Niagara Peninsula VQA 11% (Canada) $13.00.
92 • Trius 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12.5% (Canada) $13.00.
90 • Trius 2022 Rosé, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12% (Canada) $14.00.
93 • Trius 2021 Cabernet Franc, Niagara Peninsula VQA 13% (Canada) $13.00.
87 • Vivo 2021 Especial, Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Valley 13.5% (Chile) $13.00.
88 • Vivo NV Reserva Blend No.23, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile 13% (Chile) $12.00.
86 • Vivo NV Reserva Blend No.11, Sauvignon Blanc, Chile 13% (Chile) $12.00.
88 • Vivo NV Reserva Blend No.19, Malbec, Argentina 12.5% (Argentina) $12.00.
BR • Vivo NV Reserva Blend No.47, Pinot Grigio, Argentina 12.5% (Argentina) $12.00. - Bronze Medal
86 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series, Pinot Grigio, Ontario 12% (Canada) $12.00.
87 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series Fresh & Crisp White Blend, Ontario 11.5% (Canada) $11.00.
87 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series, Riesling, Niagara Peninsula VQA 11.1% (Canada) $12.00.
BR • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series, Chardonnay, Niagara Peninsula VQA 13% (Canada) $12.00. - Bronze Medal
95 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series Rosé, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12% (Canada) $13.00.
93 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series, Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12.5% (Canada) $12.00.
91 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series Cabernet Merlot Red Blend, Ontario 13% (Canada) $12.00.
88 • Wayne Gretzky 2022 Founders Series, Pinot Grigio, Okanagan Valley 12.8% (Canada) $13.00.
87 • Wayne Gretzky 2020 Whisky Oak Aged Red Blend, British Columbia 14.2% (Canada) $16.00.
88 • Wayne Gretzky 2022 Founders Series, Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley 13.6% (Canada) $13.00.
85 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series, Chardonnay, Niagara Peninsula VQA 13% (Canada) $12.00.
92 • Wayne Gretzky 2022 Founders Series, Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12.5% (Canada) $12.00.
88 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Founders Series, Riesling, Niagara Peninsula VQA 11.1% (Canada) $12.00.
92 • Wayne Gretzky 2022 Founders Series, Baco Noir, Ontario 12.5% (Canada) $11.00.
87 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Signature Series, Chardonnay, Niagara Peninsula VQA 12.9% (Canada) $21.00.
88 • Wayne Gretzky 2021 Signature Series, Cabernet Sauvignon, Niagara-On-The-Lake 12.7% (Canada) $23.00.

Archive Review

Peller Estates
2020 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot, Niagara Peninsula VQA
Gold Medal
Exceptional
Category: Bordeaux Red Varietal Blend
Tasted In: 2022
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 13%

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Peller Estates 2020 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot, Niagara Peninsula VQA rating was calculated by to be 94 points out of 100 on 5/26/2022. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.