Complex array of scents reveal apple, pear, honeysuckle and tropical notes of pineapple and banana. Ripe green apple flavour fills the mouth, backed by lively acidity and dry mineral culminating in a long, satisfying finish. A flexible pairing for lobster, crab, seafood casseroles and roast chicken.
A watermelon pink‒hued 50/50 blend of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. More lean and minerally than the more robust style of previous years. Focused red apple and red berry character is amplified by the refreshing acidity, vibrant mouthfeel and mouth-cleansing finish. Pair with sockeye salmon.
Pale straw colour with peach, sweet apple, pear, mineral, vanilla, spice and a hint of nuttiness. There is 14% alcohol, smooth texture and excellent length. Nice balance. No need to cellar as it is ready to drink.
An interesting and complex nose of gooseberry, grapefruit, pear and toasted vanilla spices from a majority of the fruit being barrel-fermented and aged in French oak. It’s generous, textured and flavourful on the palate with stone fruit and oaky-spicy notes. Try cellaring a couple of years.
This is Bachelder’s “regular” cuvée and it falls in line with Bachelder’s style, nothing out of order, a deft touch with oak and always a thought-provoking, complex wine. Look for plenty of minerality, apple and pear fruit with a touch of lemon and spice. It’s well rounded on the palate with juicy fruits and toasted spice notes but retains its poise and gracefulness through the long finish.
Charles Baker continues to produce some of Niagara’s most profound Rieslings. This vintage is leaner but still possesses great persistency. Pale straw with a green tinge; the bergamot, white peach, lime zest, honey and lilac on the nose meet up with apple, pear and huge minerality on the palate. Long finish with zesty acid and slightly off-dry. I dream about choucroute garnie with this beauty!
This sweet dessert wine is a hybrid cross between Icewine and a vin de cure (drying method). It’s perfectly mature with a nose of wild honey, marmalade, candied citrus, peach, dried apricot and roasted almonds. It is thick, unctuous and luxurious on the palate with spiced wild honeycomb, compoted peach, apricot, caramel and toffee/nutty notes.