The “White Wine of the Year” at the 2011 Ontario Wine Awards. Straw-coloured, with a hint of lime; on the nose, minerally, petrol and apricot aromas; off-dry and elegant with flavours of grapefruit, honey and green apple. A testament to Ontario Riesling.
Pungent Muscat floral perfume with some green herbal notes lead the way for crisply dry peach and apricot flavours with tight mineral and lively acidity. Peachy, floral and dry mineral notes linger on the finish.
A very fine and affordable sparkler from Niagara, with a creamy-yet-fresh fruit nose of lemon-lime, brioche, green apple, toasted vanilla and a touch of tangerine. The mousse is vigorous on the palate with zesty lemon, poached pear and minerals all delivered on a racy vein of acidity. A tiny kiss of honey shines through on the finish. Try with caviar, sushi or smoked trout.
An incredible value with the same finesse as sparkling wines with a much higher price. Aromas and flavours of apple and citrus blossom with hints of biscuit, vanilla and nuts, bright acidity and firm backbone.
This is a pretty Merlot ... so pretty that it even won a gold medal at the annual Decanter Wine Awards. Plum, dark cherry, earth, smoke, cocoa and spice are the dominant qualities. There is also a slight floral and animal quality which trickles underneath. There is richness, suave tannins and enough stuffing to allow it to age for another 3 or 4 years.
Very ripe nose showing eucalyptus and red and black fruits over oaky notes. Warm and intense on the palate, it has more generosity than finesse at this stage. Tannins are a bit firm and drying in the finish, another reason to give it more time, say 7 to 8 years or more.
Peach, lime, bergamot, powdered candies, minerals, flowers and pear are built on a steely core of acidity. More linear than the Limestone North Block. There is electric acidity and 32 g/l of sugar, and like its brother, Limestone Ridge, it comes across as a dry. Long-lasting minerality carries the finale.