Written By Treve Ring Libations / Red Wine Jun 1, 2011 Fairview Cellars Madcap Red 2008 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Fairview CellarsMadcap Red 2008Oliver, Okanagan Valley, BC$27-32 available at winery & select private storeswww.fairviewcellars.ca Tucked into the north end of the Golden Mile benches, on some particularly choice dirt (part of the Reed Creek alluvial fan), and between the driving range and the first hole of the Fairview Mountain Golf Course you’ll come across Fairview Cellars. But don’t take a road trip to “The Wine Capital of Canada” and expect a tasting on demand at this Oliver winery. It’s not that owner/winemaker Bill Eggert isn’t happy to taste you on his wines. It’s that this jack-of-all-trades is most likely in the vineyards, tending to the vines and working the soil. After all, this is the culmination of a decades-old dream of running his own vineyard, and he’s going to be out in it every chance he gets.Eggert’s reds are crafted to age, and for the most part are centered on the structured Cabernet Sauvignon grape, his favourite. His wines even come with a ‘best after’ date, indicating his suggested drinking window. Madcap Red is the exception to the waiting game, plumped up with Merlot (60%) and bookended with Cabs Sauvignon and Franc. The result is a deep ruby, with bramble, blackcurrant, spice, savoury tobacco leaf and dusty dark cocoa. Great mineral acidity plays with the plumy and polished Merlot, and would partner well with tender beef – try loin or cheeks. Or search out Sezmu beef from the Okanagan – lucky cows are wine fed. What’s in a name? Never one to shy away from speaking his mind or asserting his beliefs, independent Eggert was called the “Madcap” winemaker by Canada’s best known wine writer. As such, he thought it appropriate to rename his Merlot-Cab blend Madcap. We tip our cap to you Mr. Eggert. Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean) EATrecommendsFairview Cellars Madcap Red 2008Eggert’s reds are crafted to age, and for the most part are centered on the structured Cabernet Sauvignon grape, his favourite. His wines even come with a ‘best after’ date, indicating his suggested drinking window. Madcap Red is the exception to the waiting game, plumped up with Merlot (60%) and bookended with Cabs Sauvignon and Franc. The result is a deep ruby, with bramble, blackcurrant, spice, savoury tobacco leaf and dusty dark cocoa. Great mineral acidity plays with the plumy and polished Merlot, and would partner well with tender beef – try loin or cheeks.BC wineRed WineWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Food Events / Food News September 18, 2019 EAT Buzz Up-Island & Tofino September|October 2019 The Buzz Up-Island It’s high time for festival season! I anticipate this time of the year all year long when fresh produce is in abundance, ... Read More Food Events / Food News July 3, 2019 EAT Buzz Up-island & Tofino July|August 2019 The Buzz Up-island July 2019 “First we EAT, then we do everything else”(M.K.Fisher) – at least I do anyway. Never short of ... Read More Events / Food News / Places May 3, 2019 The Buzz Tofino May 2019 16th Tofino Food & Wine Festival — 20 top chefs, 75 wineries and 21 breweries to indulge on June 7th – 9th. Friday kicks off The Cocktail ... Read More Events / Food News / Places May 3, 2019 The Buzz Up-island May 2019 Living on Vancouver Island is like living in paradise; however, I think Mother Nature is possibly going to test our resilience this season with ... Read More Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Comments are closed.
Food Events / Food News September 18, 2019 EAT Buzz Up-Island & Tofino September|October 2019 The Buzz Up-Island It’s high time for festival season! I anticipate this time of the year all year long when fresh produce is in abundance, ... Read More
Food Events / Food News July 3, 2019 EAT Buzz Up-island & Tofino July|August 2019 The Buzz Up-island July 2019 “First we EAT, then we do everything else”(M.K.Fisher) – at least I do anyway. Never short of ... Read More
Events / Food News / Places May 3, 2019 The Buzz Tofino May 2019 16th Tofino Food & Wine Festival — 20 top chefs, 75 wineries and 21 breweries to indulge on June 7th – 9th. Friday kicks off The Cocktail ... Read More
Events / Food News / Places May 3, 2019 The Buzz Up-island May 2019 Living on Vancouver Island is like living in paradise; however, I think Mother Nature is possibly going to test our resilience this season with ... Read More
Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More
Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More
2023 Issues / Magazine Apr 28, 2023 May|June 2023 Issue May|June issue on the stands. Read ... Read More
Recipes Jan 2, 2015 Making Madeleines Proust and his seven thousand pages of lost memories aside, the madeleine first started to work for me when I was living in Montreal. I’d tried ... Read More