David Lawrason

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Thirty Bench Wines Small Lot Wild Cask Vineyard Riesling 2021

Tasting Note My personal favourite of the four Small Lots 2021s, this is the most voluminous, yet somehow delicate and refined. More stuffing and...

Tawse Carly’s Block Riesling 2024

Tasting Note I have scored every vintage of Carly’s Block Riesling that I have tasted since 2009 in the low to mid 90s, and...

Tantalus Winery Old Vines Riesling 2023

Tasting Note This, to me, is the signature wine of Tantalus, although there are many in the portfolio that inspire. From B.C.’s first riesling...

Synchromesh Wines Storm Haven Goldigger Riesling 2023

Tasting Note This 2023 is no longer showing on the winery website, very soon to be replaced, I presume, by the 2025, which I...

Joie Farm Winey Riesling Whitfield Vineyard Riesling 2024

Tasting Note This is from a cooler, east-facing Summerland Lakefront site, whose proximity to the un-frozen lake likely saved it during the crippling winter...

Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Riesling 2020

Tasting Note The Beamsville Bench is known for a certain levity, minerality and elegance, which was reinforced for me as I tasted this among...