Tag: 2023
Norman Hardie Greer Road Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2023
Tasting Notes Both the 2023 Greer Road Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, sold separately, were released in mid-March. The Chardonnay shows a riper, fruitier profile...
Black Bank Hill Liberte 2023
Tasting Note This is a southern Rhone–inspired blend of viognier, marsanne and roussanne, varieties rare in Niagara. So, this is quite an accomplishment from...
Cave Spring Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2023
Tasting Note For context, I tasted this amid the current range of Cave Spring’s cab francs, and it stood out. It is such a...
Fort Berens Riesling Reserve Wild Ferment Riesling 2023
Tasting Note This is a solid, barely off-dry riesling — a classic actually, wherein the natural acidity of this far north appellation plays nicely...
Blue Mountain Gravel Force Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
Tasting Note This is quite powerful, rigorous pinot noir. The nose is generous and ripe with more black cherry, lots of sage/evergreen, toast, hot...
Blue Mountain Gamay Noir Estate Cuvee 2023
Tasting Note The granitic soils of Okanagan Falls impart a certain sturdiness, which the winemaking tends to follow. In other words, this is not...