Stag’s Hollow Renaissance Merlot 2002
December 24, 2008 by Sheila Whittaker
If you haven’t already discovered this BC winery, it’s about time you picked up a bottle. It’s hard to find a drinker who tries their wine without getting hooked.
The Merlot is really fruit-forward and sweet-smelling, it reminded me of berry bubble gum. The wine is dry and smooth with long legs — it’s 14.8% alcohol! The 2002 was aged for 20 months in oak, which gives the wine depth.
The winery produces fewer than 2,000 cases of wine per year and prides itself on the quality of its estate-grown and locally produced grapes. It’s located in Okanagan Falls, not too far from Blue Mountain winery (a regular feature on many Vancouver wine lists).
You probably won’t be lucky enough to get your hands on a bottle of 2002 (unless you know someone like my father with a seemingly endless cellar of Okanagan wine), but later vintages of Renaissance Merlot (or the tasty Meritage) are available from the winery for around $30. I’ve recently noticed it for sale at The Brewery Creek Liquor Store (3045 Main Street in Vancouver) and Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (2857 Cambie Street in Vancouver). Keep your eyes peeled for the label at your favourite wine shop.
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