This page contains the combined scores of the 35 Expert tasters who took part in the Canada versus Bordeaux Tasting at Vendange Institute in Ottawa on October 15, 2005.

The number in brackets between the ranking and the numerical score is the official ranking when counting in all 61 tasters. The official result also includes the 26 members of the public who took part in this tasting.


1. (1) 88.94 2002 Platinum Reserve Meritage (Cedar Creek), British Columbia, $40
2. (2) 88.03 2000 CEV Reserve Merlot (Colio), Ontario, $25
3. (5) 87.24 2000 Chateau Lascombes, BORDEAUX 2nd, $69
4. (4) 86.80 2001 Pinnacle (Sumac Ridge), British Columbia, $50
5. (3) 86.54 2002 Meritage (Burrowing Owl), British Columbia, $35
6. (6) 86.35 2001 Chateau Pontet-Canet, BORDEAUX 5th, $74
7. (9) 86.18 2002 Osoyoos Larose, British Columbia, $35
8. (7) 86.09 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Stoney Ridge), Ontario, $25
9. (8) 85.60 2000 Chateau Rauzan-Gassies BORDEAUX 2nd, $55
10. (11) 85.57 2001 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron, BORDEAUX 2nd, $109
11. (13) 85.20 2002 Reserve Cabernet Merlot (Fielding Estates), Ontario, $35
12. (12) 84.86 1998 Cabernet Merlot (Lakeview Cellars), Ontario, $25
13. (10) 84.74 2002 Oculus (Mission Hill), British Columbia, $38
14. (14) 84.23 2001 Chateau Brane-Cantenac, BORDEAUX 2nd, $95
15. (15) 83.74 2001 Chateau la Tour-du-Pin-Figeac, ST EMILION GRAND CRU CLASSE, $60
16. (16) 83.65 1998 Blend (Thirty Bench), Ontario, $35
17. (17) 82.54 2000 Bear's Meritage (Fairview Cellars), British Columbia, $25
18. (18) 81.44 2002 Cabernet Merlot (Cave Spring), Ontario, $25

How the 35 Experts ranked their top 6 wines
Notes: due to tie scores there will be more than 6 entries for some tasters
we will NOT identify individual tasters results
BC is British Columbia, BX is Bordeaux, ON is Ontario
the order within a placing is not significant - multiple entries were all the same score
"x" is inserted where there was a previous tie in this spot
all 18 wines received scores from the low/mid 70's well into the 90's
# 1st place 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
1 85 BC BC x 84 BX 83 ON 82 BX BX BX BC x
2 94 BX 90 BX BX ON x x 89 BC 88 ON BX BC BC
3 92 BX 90 ON 89 BX BX x 88 ON 86 BX
4 93 BX 91 BX BX BX x x 90 BX ON BC x
5 92 BX 91 BC 90 BC 89 ON ON x 88 ON BX ON
6 98 BC 96 BX 93 BX 92 BX 90 BX 89 ON
7 96 BC 95 BC 94 ON 91 BC BX x 90 BX
8 90 ON 89 ON 85 BX 84 BX 82 ON 81 BX
9 90 ON 85 BC ON BX x x 84 ON 83 BC
10 93 BX 92 BX 91 BX BC x 90 ON BC x
11 95 BC 91 BC 90 BX 89 ON ON BC x x
12 91 ON BC x 88 BX BX ON x x 87 BX
13 94 ON 93 BC 92 ON BX x 90 BC BC BC x
14 91 BC BC x 90 ON ON BC x x 89 BX
15 93 BX BX x 91 BX ON x 90 BX BX x
16 92 BX 90 ON BX ON BC X X X 89 BX
17 92 BC 91 ON BC x 89 ON BX ON ON x x
18 98 ON 95 ON BC BC BX BC x x x x
19 95 ON 80 BX BX x 75 BX ON x 73 BC BX
20 94 BC 92 BX ON BC x x 90 ON ON x
21 91 ON 90 BX BX x 89 ON BC BC x x
22 90 BC 88 BC 85 BX BC BX x x 80 ON ON BC BX BX BC
23 94 BC 93 BC BX x 92 BC BX BX ON x x
24 98 BC 97 BC 95 BC BC x 94 ON 93 BX
25 90 BX 89 BC 88 BX BC BX BC x x x
26 89 BC BC x 88 BC ON x 85 ON ON ON BC x
27 92 BX 91 ON BC x 90 BX 89 BX BX BC x
28 90 BX 89 BC BX ON x x 88 ON BX X
29 96 ON 93 BX 92 BC 91 BX BX x 90 ON BC BC BX
30 94 BX BC x 93 BC 92 ON 91 ON 90 BX
31 98 ON 95 BX 93 ON BX ON BC x x x
32 98 BC BC BC x x 95 BX ON BX ON BC x x
33 92 BC 91 BC 90 ON BC x 88 ON 85 ON BX
34 92 BX 91 BC 90 BX BC BX x x 89 BX BC BX
35 94 BC 93 BC ON x 91 BC 90 ON BX BC x