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On Seven The Pursuit Chardonnay 2017
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaOn Seven is a new boutique Niagara winery owned by passionate wine aficionados Vittorio & Sula De Stefano. The De Stefanos bought an abandoned 7 acre vineyard (hence the name) in 2009 in Four Mile Creek, and under the guidance of consultant viticulturist and founding winemaker Peter Gamble, prepped the site for 3 years before replanting in 2014. The heavy clay loams are laced with calcareous deposits, and sloped north to maintain freshness. The philosophy from the beginning was to be 100% organic certified, and produce wines with minimal intervention. Wines are native fermented with no fining agents, and SO2 is added only at bottling. This, their first release, is a barrel fermented chardonnay, with 14 months in French oak (20% new) and full MLF, with limited battonage. Lemon, cream, green apple, pear fill the flint-flooded palate, expansive on the middle with some creamed corn and pear soufflé, and finishing tight with toast and heaps of pencil shavings. Fantastic first effort from this winery. One to watch.Tasted: 18 December 2019Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:Grape: Chardonnay
