Winemaker’s CUT
We were proud to feature Winemaker’s CUT in May 2022.
Like a director’s cut, an edited version of a film that represents the director’s unique point of view, Winemaker’s CUT is influenced by the winemaker and their unique styling/blending of an Okanagan wine.
The grapes that shape CUT wines are hand-harvested at Deadman Lake Vineyard just south of Oliver, BC. With utmost respect to nature, while honoring traditional winemaking methods, sustainable farming, and a zero pesticides policy with low sulphur use, CUT wines develop naturally and express characteristics indicative of this unique Okanagan vineyard.
Tasting Notes
BOHEMIAN BLANC, 2019
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietals: Sauvignon Blanc (70%), Semillon (30%)
Vineyard: Deadman Lake Vineyard & Chahal Vineyard
Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: 1.1 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 300
Appearance: Straw colour.
Nose: Spicy, minerally, vanilla, toasty, melon nose.
Palate: Medium-bodied, crisply dry, grapefruit and green melon flavours with bracing acidity.
Quality: Very Good+. Drink now or through 2023.
Critic Rating: 89 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Seafood and potato stew, butter and herb-baked oysters, spicy chicken pasta with a white wine cream sauce, watermelon salad with feta and cucumber, and cedar plank-smoked salmon.
BOHEMIAN ROUGE, 2019
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietals: Merlot (40%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%), Cabernet Franc (20%), Petit Verdot (10%)
Vineyard: Deadman Lake Vineyard & Chahal Vineyard
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 600
Appearance: Purple-ruby colour.
Nose: Spicy, cedary, tobacco, white pepper, toasty, blueberry bouquet with a floral top note.
Palate: Medium-bodied, fresh, juicy redcurrant and plum flavours with well-integrated oak and mouth-watering acidity.
Quality: Outstanding. Drinking well now, but will develop with a year in bottle.
Critic Rating: 90 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Barbecued pulled pork with curtido salad, pasta primavera, potato and gorgonzola white pizza on garlic bread crust, Époisses cheese and apple tart with lardons, and rib-eye steak with red wine jus.
BOHEMIAN RIESLING, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Riesling
Vineyard: Chahal Vineyard
Alcohol: 11%
Residual Sugar: 7.8 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 500
Appearance: Pale straw in colour.
Nose: Minerally, lightly honeyed and floral nose of grapefruit with a touch of petrol.
Palate: Light- to medium-bodied, off-dry, honey and peach flavours with balancing lemony acidity.
Quality: Outstanding. Drink now or hold 2 – 3 years.
Critic Rating: 90 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Orange crème brûlée, Cajun-style barbequed shrimp on a bed of rice, butternut squash and chickpea curry, garlic and parmesan-roasted sweet potatoes, and apple pie with vanilla ice cream.
BOHO ZEN, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietals: Syrah (50%), Merlot (50%)
Vineyard: Deadman Lake Vineyard & Chahal Vineyard
Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: 3.2 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 700
Appearance: Deep purple colour.
Nose: Cedary, vanilla, blackberry with oak spice.
Palate: Medium to full-bodied, dry, juicy, ripe blackberry and blueberry flavours. Well-balanced and well-integrated oak.
Quality: Outstanding. Drink now, but will improve with 1 – 2 years cellaring.
Critic Rating: 90 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Smoked pork back ribs with grilled tomatoes, penne with roasted red peppers and goat cheese, crispy Cheddar and bacon potatoes, pan-seared sirloin steak with garlic butter, and barbequed veggies and beef skewers.
SAUVIGNON BLANC, 2021
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard: Deadman Lake Vineyard
Alcohol: 12%
Residual Sugar: 5.8 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 450
Appearance: Bright, light straw in colour.
Nose: Cut grass, green peach with a touch of oak.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, round on the palate with green plum and gooseberry flavours. Lovely mouth-feel.
Quality: Outstanding. Drink now or through 2023.
Critic Rating: 90 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Honey balsamic-roasted Brussels sprouts, salmon clam chowder, guacamole and tortilla chips, crab cakes with herbed potatoes, and passion fruit mousse.
BOHEMIAN CABERNET FRANC, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: Deadman Lake Vineyard & Quails Wayside Vineyard
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 3.6 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 420
Appearance: Purple-ruby colour.
Nose: Cedary, blueberry nose.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, juicy, blueberry and plum flavours with oak spice. Firmly structured with ripe tannins. A well-balanced wine. Fine rich mouth-feel ending on powdery tannins.
Quality: Outstanding. Can be opened now but will become more integrated with 2 – 3 years cellaring.
Critic Rating: 91 – 92 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Black pepper beef stir fry, filet mignon with peach-mango-cilantro sauce, meat lover’s pizza, goat cheese-stuffed bell peppers drizzled with rosemary olive oil, and grilled vegetable wraps.
GRÜNER VELTLINER, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineGeographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Grüner Veltliner
Vineyard: Chahal Vineyard
Alcohol: 11.5%
Residual Sugar: 3.3 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 200
Appearance: Clear, bright. Pale straw colour.
Nose: Tropical fruit, peach, pear, red apple, white flowers, honeyed note.
Palate: Medium acid, medium body. Peach, pear, green apple, lemon, hint of vanilla with just a touch of baking spice.
Quality: 90 points. Outstanding.
Food Pairing: Asparagus and smoked ham linguini in a light cream sauce, lamb curry with coconut rice, chicken tortilla soup with roasted corn garnish, dragon roll sushi, and black cod with grilled artichokes and chickpeas.
BOHEMIAN MERLOT, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineGeographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Merlot
Vineyard: Chahal vineyard, Oliver and Harfman Vineyard, Osoyoos
Alcohol: 14.5%
Residual Sugar: 2.8 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 280
Appearance: Semi-opaque. Deep ruby-purple colour.
Nose: Violets, dark cherry, black raspberry, plum, licorice, savoury green herbs.
Palate: Medium acid, medium tannin, medium body. Black cherry, plum, green pepper, licorice, dark chocolate, hint of pepper spice.
Quality: 90 – 91 points. Outstanding. Decant well and enjoy now or hold 1 – 2 years.
Food Pairing: Roasted pork tenderloin with blackberry sauce, grilled portabella mushrooms with pecorino cheese, cheddar-stuffed burgers with fried shallots, rib-eye steak with herb butter and charred bell peppers, and decadent chocolate cake.
MUSCAT CANELLI, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineGeographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Muscat Canelli
Vineyard: Chahal Vineyard, Oliver, B.C. & Slow Vineyard, Naramata, B.C.
Alcohol: 10.5%
Residual Sugar: 14 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 400
Appearance: Clear, bright. Light straw colour.
Nose: Tropical fruit, lychee, tangerine, and a floral note.
Palate: Medium acid, light body. Off-dry. Tropical fruit, red apple, peach, orange, honey, hint of lemon citrus.
Quality: 90 points. Outstanding.
Food Pairing: Bacon and spinach quiche, turkey on a bed of butternut squash risotto, avocado and tomato salad with EVOO and balsamic, smoked ham bruschetta, and Buffalo chicken bites with blue cheese dip.
BOHEMIAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineGeographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Quails Wayside Vineyard
Alcohol: 14%
Residual Sugar: 2.2 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 250
Appearance: Semi-opaque. Dark ruby colour.
Nose: Green pepper, plum, dark berry fruit, sweet green herbs.
Palate: Medium acid, medium tannin, medium body. Plum, blueberry, blackberry, green pepper, savoury green herbs, vanilla, hints of earth and baking spice.
Quality: 90 points. Outstanding. Decant well and enjoy now or hold 2 – 3 years.
Food Pairing: Fried tofu with spicy ginger-sesame sauce, pan-roasted veal chops with a cabernet jus, spinach and artichoke dip with baked pitas, green pepper and mushroom pizza, and hazelnut cheesecake.
MUSETTE, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineGeographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietals: Sauvignon Blanc (85%), Riesling (10%), Muscat (5%)
Vineyard: Various Oliver vineyards
Alcohol: 10%
Residual Sugar: 9 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 500
Appearance: Clear. Bright. Pale gold colour. Light effervescent bubbles.
Nose: Green apple, peach, pear, orange, pineapple, white floral note.
Palate: Medium acid, light body. Lightly effervescent. Just off-dry. Peach, red apple, pear, lemon, lime zest, honeyed note.
Quality: 91 points. Outstanding. A well-balanced, delightful bubbly.
Food Pairing: Scalloped potatoes with rosemary and lemon, garlic-butter lobster skillet, brie mac and cheese, spicy fish tacos with fruit salsa, and cream cheese pasta bake.
BOHEMIAN PINOT NOIR, 2020
Winemaker's CUT, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineGeographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Various Oliver and Osoyoos vineyards
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 350
Appearance: Semi-opaque. Pale ruby colour.
Nose: Cherry, strawberry, raspberry, earthy, savoury green herbs.
Palate: Medium acid, medium tannin, medium body. Red cherry, raspberry, red licorice, savoury green herbs, hints of earth and sweet spice. Well balanced with fine tannins.
Quality: 90 points. Outstanding.
Food Pairing: Duck confit with orange sauce, chicken Vesuvio with mushrooms, venison and cream cheese-stuffed crescent rolls, prosciutto pasta carbonara, and chocolate-covered strawberries.