Lucky Year of the Rabbit to Bring Peace & Prosperity
Phantom Creek Estates’ 2023 Lunar New Year Gift Pack Celebrates Optimism
Phantom Creek Estates’ 2023 Lunar New Year Gift Pack
OLIVER, British Columbia. Jan. 17, 2023. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE.) — Next week will see the Lunar New Year. It marks the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit. The Year of the Rabbit is predicted to bring hope, peace, and prosperity. To celebrate, the Okanagan’s acclaimed Phantom Creek Estates The 2023 Lunar Year Gift Pack, which includes two of its most popular red blends, is available from the company. 2019 Becker Cuvée The 2019 Kobau CuvéeThis gift is beautifully packaged and includes a voucher for seated tasting for two as well as lucky red envelopes to help bring you luck and good health.
For Richter Bai, the Phantom Creek proprietor, Lunar New Year is a time for hope and anticipation. With the rabbit known as the luckiest of the 12 animals in the zodiac, it’s exciting to share some of that optimism with winery fans. The Year of the Rabbit begins on January 22, with festivities beginning on Lunar New Year Eve, January 21: bright red decorations symbolize wealth and prosperity, families gather for reunion dinners, and children are given red envelopes containing “lucky money.”
The celebration will end on February 5th, when the Lantern Festival is celebrated. The 2023 Lunar New Year gift package is also limited in availability. The red blends within it come from Phantom Creek estate vineyards, which are all located within three of the Okanagan’s most legendary sites: in the sub-regions of the Black Sage Bench and Golden Mile Bench south of Oliver, and in the dramatic Similkameen Valley. The 2019 Becker Cuvée, a Cabernet Franc-dominant Bordeaux blend, is comprised of fruit from the Becker Vineyard, on the upper terrace of the Black Sage Bench. The 2019 Kobau Cuvée is made with grapes from the Kobau Vineyard on the storied Golden Mile Bench; it offers a perfect expression of the sub-region’s famed terroir.
The 2023 Lunar New Years Gift Package
The $150 gift package includes an elegant gift box. It is currently available online until January 29. They include one bottle each of the 2019 Becker Cuvée and the 2019 Kobau Cuvée, a Phantom Creek Estates seated tasting voucher for two people, as well as beautifully designed lucky red envelopes.
2019 Becker Cuvée
55% Cabernet Franc, 28% Merlot, 9% Carménère, 7% Syrah, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon
Becker Vineyard was planted to Cabernet family varieties in 1995, more than 25 years ago. This proved that the South Okanagan could support late-ripening red varieties. Becker Vineyard, which was first planted in 1977 as part the pioneering Becker Project produces fine, elegant wines from its upper terrace on the Black Sage Bench. The Becker vineyard is located on the Black Sage Bench’s upper terrace, surrounded by the Okanagan Highland Mountains. The vineyard’s higher elevation allows for a more gradual growth season, which maintains a sense vibrancy and freshness. This wine has a nose that reveals ripe baked fruit flavors of dark cherry and blackcurrant, along with subtle savoury hints of black sage. The Cabernet Franc dominant Bordeaux blend offers a complex and balanced palate with layers of red bramble fruits and peppery undertones. It has a smooth, supple mouthfeel with fine-grained tannins that last a long time.
2019 Kobau Cuvée
69% Cabernet Franc, 27% Merlot, 4% Syrah
The 2019 Cuvée from the famed Kobau Vineyard is dominated by Cabernet Franc. The nose is filled with sweet notes of black plum and espresso as well as a hint earthiness and kalamata olive. The Cabernet Franc blend adds an intriguing herbal lift to this blend. It creates depth and refinement. This wine has a very expressive palate. It is full of concentrated blue and black fruit flavours that are perfectly balanced with dark chocolate notes and toasty flavors. The palate is smooth and rich with a long finish. It is the perfect example of what Cabernet Franc can do from the Golden Mile Bench.
Phantom Creek’s 2023 Lunar New Year gift pack is available to purchase online at phantomcreekestates.com/collection/bundle. Visit to find out more about the winery’s selection and wines. phantomcreekestates.com Follow these instructionsPhantom Creek Estates is a destination vineyard located in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. It specializes in single-vineyard Bordeaux reds and Alsatian whites as well as varieties of Syrah and Viognier from historic vineyard sites. @phantomcreek.
About Phantom Creek Estates | Phantom Creek Estates is a destination winery located on the famed Black Sage Bench of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, specializing in single-vineyard Bordeaux reds, Alsatian whites, and varieties of Viognier and Syrah from storied vineyard sites. The long-term vision to build one of Canada’s most prestigious family-owned wineries has guided the winery from its inception. Cultivated in certified organic vineyards and made by influential international winemaking and winegrower teams — Amy Richards, Mark Beringer, and Olivier Humbrecht MW — Phantom Creek Estates’ wines celebrate and speak to where they are grown. | phantomcreekestates.com | @phantomcreek
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