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2021 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot, Ontario

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Bordeaux Varietal Red

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 13% RS: 0.40%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$9
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Peller Estates
2021 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot, Ontario

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Bordeaux Varietal Red

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 13% RS: 0.40%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of green stems, cooked bell pepper, crispy duck skin with plum sauce, and blueberries in black tea with a lightly tannic, crisp, dry medium body and an interesting, medium finish that shows suggestions of black plum and black cherry and red cassis with barky tannins. A good wine that makes one ponder traditional concepts of wine regions and climate change.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: green stems, cooked bell pepper, crispy duck skin with plum sauce, and blueberries in black tea
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of black plum and black cherry and red cassis
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A good wine that makes one ponder traditional concepts of wine regions and climate change.
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The Producer

Andrew Peller LTD.

The Producer
697 South Service Road
Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8
Canada
1 905-643-4131
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Bordeaux Varietal Red

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
A Bordeaux varietal red is made from as many as five approved grapes in the region: primarily Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc with lesser amounts of Petit Verdot and Malbec. These wines can have one, two or even all five in the blend; this assembly of varietal produced wines of greater complexity with various fruit flavors, tannin levels, color and spice.

These Bordeaux varietal reds range from lighter-bodied examples simply designated as Bordeaux or Bordeaux Superieur, which are meant for consumption within their first three to five years to the classified growths, owned by wealthy Bordelaise, who craft very expensive wines that can age for several decades.

Peller Estates 2021 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot, Ontario rating was calculated by to be 87 points out of 100 on 8/18/2022. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.