Averill Creek Vineyard is an estate vineyard. We are committed to producing hand crafted quality wines from the Cowichan Valley.

OUR WINES 2009

2006 PINOT GRIS $25.00  SOLD OUT
Gold Medal Winner - All Canadian Wine Championship
This wine is following the tradition of Averill Creek’s, Alsatian style. The wine is pale straw in colour with green highlights. The nose is an elegant blend of apricot, peach and melon. The palate delights with a creamy fruit entry and a strong complex middle. The finish is multilayered with a clean acidic kick.

2006 PINOT NOIR $32.00  SOLD OUT
This wine is an excellent example of the developing terroir of Averill Creek. The wine was aged for 12 months in new, 2 and 3 year old burgundian oak barriques. The 5 year old vines are continuing to develop luscious, seductive Pinot characters. The wine is a dark ruby/magenta colour with a soft almost perfumed, black cherry nose overlaid with tobacco and leather. The entry is soft and fruity with a mouth filling complex middle palate and nicely balanced tannins. The finish is long and lingering.

2006 MERLOT $30.00
This wine was aged in new French oak for 11 months. The wine has an attractive bright ruby colour, and a characteristic blackcurrant/cedar box nose with hints of mint and eucalyptus coming through. The fruit is very evident on the entry with well balanced tannins rounding out the middle palate. The finish is long, lingering and warm.

2007 PREVOST $18.00
This is a dark ruby wine with a full berry, butterscotch nose. The wine has aged in French barriques for 11 months. The wine opens on the palate with soft fruit and mouth filling flavours. The finish is luscious complex and satisfying.

2007 PINOT NOIR $28.00
The wine has aged in a mixture of new and one to four year old French oak barriques. The wine is dark ruby in colour. The nose is classic Burgundy, black cherry with smoky tobacco overtones. The wine is elegant on the palate with complex fruit and a lingering finish.

2007 PINOT GRIS $18.00
Gold Medal Winner - All Canadian Wine Championship
This wine is following the tradition of Averill Creek’s, Alsatian style. The wine is pale straw in colour with green highlights. The nose is an elegant blend of apricot, peach and melon. The palate delights with a creamy fruit entry and a strong complex middle. The finish is multilayered with a clean acidic kick.

2008 SOMENOS ROSE $17.00
The 2007 Rose is A blend of Marechal Foch, Pinot Noir and Merlot, cold 
fermented at 12 C. This wine has a bright pink colour with a sweet  candy-apple, strawberry nose. The palate is alive with rich fruit  flavors and finishes with  clean fresh acidity. A lovely summer sipper!

2008 PINOT GRIGIO $18.00
The stainless steel fermentation allows Averill Creek to catch the true terroir of the vineyard. The wine is pale straw in colour with bright green highlights. The nose is very Granny Smith apples with citrus flavours and hints of lychee. There is a sharp fruity entry with a round middle palate and a crisp finish.

2008 COWICHAN BLACK $18.00
This wine is made from 100% Vancouver Island blackberries, and is naturally fermented to 16% alcohol. It is a dark purple colour with a massive very berry nose. The palate is a luscious mouthful of sweet blackberries complemented by a big smooth finish with just a hint of acidity.
 sku: 436600

2008 Gewürztraminer $17.90
The wine is pale lemon in color with green overtones. The nose is lively and fresh with aromas of lychees, tropical fruit and a hint of tangy citrus. The wine is bright on the palate with a strong fruity entry and well balanced middle palate. The finish is complex with clean acids and lingering tropical fruit flavors.

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