13th Street Cabernet Merlot 2020, VQA Niagara Peninsula
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Critic Reviews (7)
Average final score from judges at the 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2022.
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Attractive nose nose of forest, cedar and purity of currants. Palate has lots of fruit concentration without being...
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Fine showing for the cabernets and merlot from a knowably warm and ripeness gifting vintage where these Bordeaux...
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13th Street has made a fine, and fine value cabernet merlot in the warm and generous 2020 vintage, achieving a solid...
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Rich and vibrant, this bold and broody cabernet-merlot is simmering with freshness. Brimming with rich blackberry and...
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The wine presents more of the tart dark side. Very black, fruit driven and a bit wild. Nice texture and a herbal...
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This is a very Bordeaux-like blend of cabernet and merlot - a mid-weight edition. Unfortunately there is a subtle...
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Community Reviews (1)
A very good, and fully ripe Cab Frnc/merlot/Cab Sauv blend from 13th Street in this stellar Niagara vintage. Oak is well-judged and integrated and there is good complexity and length. I would have rate this higher, but like David, I found a hint of cork taint, which is odd, since this screwcap enclosure. There have been instances elsewhere with tca coming from the winery itself (Gallo i believe). Not a disaster, the wine is still drinkable. Tasted May 2024.
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