Naramata Terroir in Each And Every Bottle.
...because you can discover the character of 5 vintages amongst the 8 wines in this selection.
...because we have access to the very exclusive Cabernet Franc, rarely available outside of the Hillside wine club!
...because it's your last chance to get your hands on the outstanding 2020 Muscat Ottonel. The winery has reserved the last cases for us. This is my favourite vintage to date!
…because there are four 92pt wines in this offer, which shows the Rockstar Potential of this winery.
...because you can get Free Shipping! with $200+ or reduced flat rate shipping for less that $200.
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6-bottle Discovery Pack: $175+
Plus tax & deposits
✔️ 2022 Unoaked Pinot Gris | $25
✔️ 2020 Muscat Ottonel | $26
✔️ 2021 Viognier | $28
✔️ 2019 Syrah | $36
✔️ 2018 Cabernet Franc | $36
✔️ 2019 Merlot | $24
Bonus Picks:
✔️ 2018 “Hidden Valley Vineyard” Merlot | $40
✔️ 2016 “Dickinson Vineyard” Merlot | $40
Yes, you can choose a custom mix!
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Carl's Notes
2022 Hillside Unoaked Pinot Gris
BC, Okanagan Valley, VQA Naramata Bench
100% Pinot Gris | Dry Wine | 12.9% ABV
91 pts Carl's Wine Club
A super friendly, easy drinking, delicious and unpretentious unoaked Pinot Gris, offering exceptional aromas of white peach and melon. I’m reminded of a relaxing walk in a peach orchard in June: so fragrant and so pleasant. The palate is explosive and fruity, mostly with flavours of peach, ripe pear and honey dew up front and a distinctive orange/grapefruit tang on the back end, which brings a nice contrast and a lift of acidity to add to the length and balance. This wine is a potential Rockstar for 2023! Order by the case as this one will not last long and probably will not make it on the retail shelves. The light pink colour brought by the brief three hours of skin contact makes this wine even sexier. (CWC, 27/02/23).
Pairings: shrimp salad, BBQ chicken skewers
Drink now until 2026
Winery price: $25.00 plus tax & deposit
2020 Hillside “Heritage Series” Muscat Ottonel
BC VQA, Okanagan Valley, Naramata Bench
100% Muscat Ottonel
Slightly Off-Dry Wine (RS 8.8g/ltr) | 11.8% ABV
92pts Carl’s Wine Club | 90pts Anthony Gismondi
Hillside was the first winery to plant Muscat Ottonel in Canada, all the way back in 1984. This is one of the signature wines of the winery and one the prettiest whites I have tasted in quite some time! The warm weather of the 2020 vintage brings extra tropical flair to this already approachable and likeable grape varietal. The nose is a 10 out of 10 with many aromas of flowers, starfruits and ripe lime. The palate is light, refreshing and unique. A zest of lemon starts us off, quickly followed by a mix of melon, cantaloupe, cucumber-water and papaya. The finish is long and mouth-watering, offering lingering light spices. An absolute beauty and one of our family’s favourites. (CWC, 26/06/22) 1,285 cases made.
Food pairing: chicken souvlaki with tzatziki, butter chicken
Drink now until 2024
Winery price: $26.00 plus tax & deposit
2021 Hillside “Heritage Series” Viognier
BC, Okanagan Valley, VQA Naramata Bench
100% Viognier | Dry Wine | 14.5% ABV
89pts Carl's Wine Club
A big and bold Viognier with a high level of alcohol, which is typical of the 2021 vintage in the Okanagan. On the flip side, Kathy Malone, the veteran winemaker at Hillside, managed to keep a vibrant acidity which makes this wine balanced and enjoyable. In addition, a generous portion was fermented in barrels, which likely played a role to develop its power, texture and complexity. On the nose this is very exuberant and flamboyant with aromas of ripe pear, honey melon, cantaloupe, lily, jasmine and a hint of cinnamon and caramel. On the palate, the texture is rich and thick delivering an abundance of tropical fruits, followed by honeydew and rich apricot, flashing a hint of oak on the mid-palate, and finish with an explosion of cardamom and white pepper. This wine is big and juicy, explosive and extravagant, built to please red wine drinkers and full body white wine lovers. (CWC, 1/03/23). 320 cases made.
Pairings: fish stew, foie gras torchons
Drink now until 2026
Winery price: $28.00 plus tax & deposit
2018 Hillside “Heritage Series” Cabernet Franc
BC, Okanagan Valley, VQA Naramata Bench
100% Cab Franc | Dry Wine | 13.0% ABV
91pts Carl's Wine Clubb
This single vineyard Naramata Bench Cabernet Franc is rounded and plush yet fresh and chocolaty at once, offering violet, black cherry and soft oak aromas on the nose. The palate is expressive, with generous layered black cherry, raspberry, licorice, black tea, and tobacco leaves, but nuanced in pepper and torrefaction, all wrapped in a tense and energetic texture. The tannins keep the tension going with a long, pleasant and complex finish. This is purely Cabernet Franc, purely Naramata Bench! (CWC, 27/02/23). 410 cases made.
Pairings: venison and root vegetable stew, vegetarian lasagna
Drink now until 2026
Winery price: $36.00 plus tax & deposit
2019 Hillside Merlot
BC VQA, Okanagan Valley, Naramata Bench
100% Merlot | Dry Wine | 13.2% ABV
91pts Carl’s Wine Club | Bronze Medal, National Wine Awards 2021
A young Merlot, showing great potential from the get-go. Precise and pure, this very well priced wine is the quintessence of elegance. Aromas of cassis, plum raspberry and dark chocolate. You can also detect a balanced use of oak (9 months in neutral oak). The palate is restrained with concentrated flavours of dark cherry, blackberry, a hint of limestone minerality and a soft spicy finish. At $24, we have a great GEM on our hands! (CWC, 11/2022). 1,900 cases made.
Food pairing: NY striploin, lamb shank
Drink now until 2026
Winery price: $24.00 plus tax & deposit
Bonus Picks
The Story & Winemaker
Hillside Winery and Bistro is located on the famous Naramata Bench appellation in Penticton, BC.
Founded in 1984, Hillside has always been at the forefront of innovation in the BC wine industry. They are also the first and almost only winery in Canada to cultivate the wonderful aromatic Muscat Ottonel grapes popular in Eastern Europe.
Hillside Winery uses 100% Naramata Bench grapes in 100% of their wines, a true reflection of the Naramata Bench’s wonderful terroir. In particular, Hillside makes several single-vineyard Merlots that are sought-after.
Having small production, hand crafted, single vineyard wines made available to us is thrilling.
Hope you enjoy this discovery, or re-discovery!
Cheers,
Carl
About the Winemaker
Since veteran winemaker Kathy Malone moved from Mission Hill to Hillside in 2008, she has led Hillside to walls of awards and became the voice and face of the Naramata Bench Wineries.
“Grow the best quality fruit possible, pick at optimum physiological ripeness, ferment cool, and intervene with nature only when necessary…simple, elegant.” This is Kathy’s philosophy.
It is Kathy's belief that great wines start in the vineyard.
To this end, she only uses the best quality fruit available from the twenty acres of grapes densely planted on hillside terraces surrounding the winery.
She also has partnerships with select vineyards along the Naramata Bench.
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