National Wine Awards of Canada

Average final score from judges at the 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2022.

Michaela Morris

Attractive nose nose of forest, cedar and purity of currants. Palate has lots of fruit concentration without being...

Michael Godel

Fine showing for the cabernets and merlot from a knowably warm and ripeness gifting vintage where these Bordeaux...

John Szabo, MS

13th Street has made a fine, and fine value cabernet merlot in the warm and generous 2020 vintage, achieving a solid...

Sara d'Amato

Rich and vibrant, this bold and broody cabernet-merlot is simmering with freshness. Brimming with rich blackberry and...

Brent Muller

The wine presents more of the tart dark side. Very black, fruit driven and a bit wild. Nice texture and a herbal...

David Lawrason

This is a very Bordeaux-like blend of cabernet and merlot - a mid-weight edition. Unfortunately there is a subtle...

It's only wine but I like it

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.

13th Street Cabernet Merlot 2020