Prince Edward County, Ontario, CanadaStandout Ontario wine tasted at Vancouver Wine Festival 2017. The County chardonnay was grown on five separate sites, is a blend of two clones, was wild yeast fermented (started in horizontal stainless tanks and finished mostly in 500L French barrels, 30 percent of which were new). No sulphur was added for a year, after which the wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Toasted popcorn, kernal, broken stone and mineral. Limestone distinctiveness throughout. Lovely flint edge, into an alluring and characteristic reductive note. Wild herbs, salted and brown butter savouriness lingering on the finish. The finest Chardonnay I've tasted from Canada, and on par with any, anywhere.Tasted: 22 February 2017Tasted by: Prices:
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$40.00
750ml
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Producer: Norman HardieDistributors: Lifford Wine and Spirits Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 837654599501
Prince Edward County, Ontario, CanadaNorm Hardie has rightfully earned his international acclaim, helping to place Canadian wine, especially chardonnay, on the world wine map. The County chardonnay was grown on five separate sites, and is a blend of two clones. Wild yeast fermentation was started in horizontal stainless tanks, and finished mostly in 500L French barrels, 30 percent of which were new. No sulphur was added for a year, after which the wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Alluringly (not overpoweringly) reductive, with broken stones, light smoke and burnished lemon peel / pith. Mouth-watering savoury notes through the textured, mineral-driven and lees-lined palate. Fresh green apple, citrus core and precise lemon pith acidity streams through the lengthy finish. Drinking beautifully now, but the best is yet to come over the next three to five years. A benchmark style that works perfectly for the county.Tasted: 30 June 2016Tasted by: Prices:
ON
$40.00
750ml
winery direct
Producer: Norman HardieDistributors: Lifford Wine and Spirits Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 837654599501