CAVE SPRING ESTATE CHENIN
BLANC 2007
VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula TASTING NOTE: Arguably the first really serious chenin blanc made in Ontario with classic Loire-like (Vouvray) quince, honey and minerality with surprising concentration. Very bright light clean appearance. Palate is mid-weight, taut, crisp, stony and mouth-watering with excellent length. Best now to 2011. Score: 89 (David Lawrason, wineaccess.ca, Undated) 627315 (D) 750 mL $16.95
DANIEL LENKO
UNOAKED CHARDONNAY 2007
VQA Niagara Peninsula
TASTING NOTE: … this is a delicious unwooded white, with aromas of fine pear and lime. The flavours dish up pineapple, jasmine and lemongrass with a hint of peach … Did I forget to say the wine is absolutely yummy?… Food suggestion: Cheese raclette for two. Score: 90 (Gordon Stimmell, The Toronto Star, Sept. 25, 2009) 091173 (XD) 750 mL $20.15
HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE RIESLING 2008
VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula
TASTING NOTE: Here is an exciting white that speaks to the calibre of the 2008 vintage in Niagara and the emerging style of Hidden Bench Vineyards. Easily the most approachable of the recent crop of Hidden Bench Rieslings, this dry white reveals a fruity/honeyed flavour profile that finishes with an extremely crisp acidic finish. Less assertive than Hidden Bench’s house style, this manages to strike an agreeable balance between zesty citrus fruit, minerality and pervasive acidity. It sets the stage nicely for the forthcoming 2008 single vineyard and Old Vines Riesling bottlings to be released in 2010. Score: HHHHK (Christopher Waters, watersandwine.com, Aug. 28, 2009) 183491 (D) 750 mL $24.20
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