Tag: Canada’s Expensive ‘Bordeaux’ Red Blends

Black Hills Nota Bene 2022

Tasting Note This has become one of the most recognized and collected Bordeaux blends in Canada, thanks to a long history, ample production and...

Ailm Estate The Connemara 2021

Tasting Note This is one of Canada’s biggest reds! The 2021 Connemara is a dark, dense almost brooding yet well-proportioned and sophisticated wine. It...

Mission Hill Compendium 2020

Tasting Note My favourite Compendium to date! I am particularly enthused with this 2020, from one of the great vintages in B.C. Part of...

Mission Hill Oculus 2021

Tasting Note: (This was previously published in Jan 2026 with minor updates). During the National Wine Awards of Canada my role as a co-chief...

Canada’s Expensive ‘Bordeaux’ Red Blends 

Since the banishment of hugely popular California/Napa big reds in most of Canada last March, the question has been “who offers the best alternative?”...