Meldville is the new virtual wine project by veteran Niagara winemaker Derek Barnett. The nose shows poached pear, baked apple and creamy, buttery notes with lovely integrated spice and touch of lemon. It’s clean and fresh on the palate with a mélange of orchard fruit and a balanced approach to the spice.
Cork partly decomposed on opening. Deep mahogany colour, lots of sediment. Nose of slightly burnt cherry pie served with coffee and tea, morphing to raisins and dates but still retaining the classic Gruaud Larose green stemminess. On the palate one tastes sour cherries and cassis, developing to prunes with some time. Tannins and acidity still medium but the fruit is thinning. Should have drank this 2 to 3 years ago.
100% Merlot. Deep ruby/purplish. Cherry, plum, spicy notes from the oak. Full and tight on the palate, saturated with fruity flavours, the finely grained tannins have no hardness. Finish is dry, long and compact.
Merlot dominant blend (60%) with Cabernet Franc (25%), Cabernet Sauvignon (10%) plus Malbec and Petit Verdot yields inviting ripe black fruit and leather notes before a well-rounded palate with approachable tannins plus a touch of slate and a lengthy end.
Made using flaked wheat and local honey as well as malt and hops, this bright blond ale has a fragrant light malt aroma with a distinct honeyed scent. Mild though nonetheless flavourful citrus, nutty and honeyed character in the mouth, culminates with a gentle touch of bitterness. Likeable and easy to drink.
Aromas of orchard and stone fruit before lemon zest and mineral undertones; good fruit intensity on a luscious palate in perfect balance of fruit and acidity.
Bright medium straw colour with spicy, light floral, apple and lemon aromas; medium-bodied, dry, beautifully balanced with a lovely mouthfeel that finishes fresh and lively on the palate.