Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaLes Villages is a compilation of fruit, à la Bourgogne, from older vines grown in Grimsby, Beamsville, Vineland, and 4 Mile Creek. Bachelder ferments them all in mostly neutral oak to preserve any notion of Niagara terroir. It is aged 16 months in barrel, on its lees, with no stirring. 2018 is precise with plenty of floral, stony mineral notes that preview a crisp, lemony, crunchy green apple style that persists across the palate, lined with smoky, flinty, toasted nuts. Delicate and powerful, this is a super stylish chardonnay that would look good in BC.Tasted: 22 May 2021Tasted by: Prices:
ON
$34.95
750ml
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Producer: Mary et Thomas Delaney-Bachelder et FillesDistributors: Winery Direct Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 185729000491
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaThomas Bachelder is one of Canada's leading chardonnay and pinot noir specialists, honed through time in Bourgogne and Oregon, as well as years in the vineyards of his Niagara home base. Les Villages blends parts from their single vineyard, older vines grown in Grimsby, Beamsville, Vineland, and 4 Mile Creek. After a native ferment in primarily neutral French barrels, this rested 16 months sans bâtonnage before bottling. This 2018 shows stunning now, chiselled by stone and layered with lemon curd, green apple, crunchy pear to a lingering, flint-kissed, bitter almond end. The limestone-laced soils are expressive here and hum along with the lengthy finish.Tasted: 14 July 2021Tasted by: Prices:
ON
$34.95
750ml
winery online/direct
Producer: Mary et Thomas Delaney-Bachelder et FillesDistributors: Winery Direct Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 185729000491
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