The medium cherry colour heralds cassis, vanilla, peppermint and spice. Plum, cherries and flowers add more complexity in the mouth. The medium body works well with its smooth texture.
Mainly estate grown, with some fruit from Black Sage. Fermented 28 days in stainless steel and aged 18 months in French oak. Forward notes of dark red berries with hints of tea and leather precede a luscious and very approachable palate of spice and dark plum, wrapped in seamless tannins with excellent structure, generous mouthfeel and elegance with some herbal notes through a lengthy end.
Pale yellow. Elegant nose of citrus and a light floral touch. Fresh, light body and an expressive mid-palate, not very concentrated but with a nice fruity taste. Easy drinking, so don't wait.
This Moscato Asti is dolce, or sweet, with ample sugared pear, white flowers and candied-lemon gummies. Frothy bubbles are cut with a very pithy citrus note, and end with white honey. With an alcohol of 7.5%, this is an attractive sweet fizz to open brunch or close afternoon tea.
Ripe dark fruits, licorice and a chemical twist (solvent, paint) similar to what is sometimes found in rosés. Warm on the palate, nice fruity taste, slightly rough tannic backbone near the dry finish. Drink now.
Perfumed nose of violets, black fruits and wood spice aromas. Rich, ripe fruits on the palate, dense with jammy blackberry and blackcurrant flavour, and supported by firm, robust tannins. Lingers with smoky, meaty notes. Poised and ready for any barbecue action, or a traditional “asado.”
Ontario is making world-class Chardonnay at very good prices compared to white Burgundy. Light straw in colour, it offers a minerally nose of spicy oak and apples. The wine is more concentrated on the palate than the bouquet suggests. Sweet melon and pineapple flavours fill the mouth, nicely balanced with well-integrated oak. It’s toasty and nutty on the finish.