National Wine Awards of Canada

Average final score from judges at the 2023 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2023.

Michael Godel

Reserve for merlot brings the energy and the vibrancy from a grape not always assayed and played this way. But it...

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Megha Jandhyala, S.J.D

Mission Hills' 2021 Reserve merlot is an excellent wine, showing both varietal character and a sense of place. It is...

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David Lawrason

This shows lovely aromatic bloom with ripe jammy blackberry, violet and considerable oak resin and vanillin. It is...

Steve Thurlow

This is ripe bright and lively merlot with an appealing nose of raspberry, red cherry and plum fruit with leathery...

Geoffrey Moss, MW

Ripe, juicy dark cherry fruit is layered with cola spices and cedar. Nice freshness, with structured tannins to...

Sara d'Amato

Sourced from select vineyards in Osoyoos and Oliver, this southern-born, Okanagan merlot features an abundance of...

John Szabo, MS

There's a smoky twist to Mission Hill's 2021 merlot, also quite hard and brittle tannins on the palate, making it...