RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Henry of Pelham 2020 School House Cabernet Merlot

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A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

Aroma: Penetrating blackberry, black cherry and blueberry in equal mixture ensconced in a gentle oak overlay.

Palate: Broad based moderate tannins. A fine example of a highly disciplined wine and by that, I mean the fruit is there but your keen senses and more time in the bottle will work it out. Quite traditional Bordeaux. Discernable fruit would be blackberry with a side of cassis.

Personality: I am a confident wine of high-quality and breeding. I didn’t spend all that time in finishing school to be discrete and hanging out all over the place. I have the credentials, but not the necessity to be consumed at a high-end Niagara winery dining room.

Food Match:  A well- crafted pot roast as mundane as that may sound.

Cellarbility: Consume by 2027-year end. If drinking in 2025 decant an hour prior to serving.

Price: $28 CDN.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 93/100. Vic Harradine 93.

(Henry of Pelham Family Estate 2020 School House Cabernet Merlot, VQA Short Hills Bench, Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery, St. Catharines, Ontario, 750 mL, 13.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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