Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaBai Xu is nestled in Four Mile Creek (just over from Willms), where some of the oldest vinifera plantings in Ontario grow. The site is 6km from Lake Ontario and 4km from the Niagara River, and this clone 95 chardy was planted in 1981 on sandy loams over clay / limestone. After a native ferment, this rested in older French oak for around 16 months, sans bâtonnage. Creamy and broad, with plumped white florals, lemon curd, yellow plum, with a green apple brace, and fine spice throughout the silken palate. Very welcoming, and ready for drinking now and over short term.Tasted: 17 June 2022Tasted by: Prices:
ON
$44.95
750ml
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Producer: Mary et Thomas Delaney-Bachelder et FillesDistributors: Winery Direct Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 185729000859
Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaBai Xu hails from Four Mile Creek, where some of the oldest vinifera plantings in Ontario grow. It's six kilometres from Lake Ontario and four kilometres from the Niagara River. The site is all Clone 95, now just shy of its twentieth anniversary. Bachelder is a minimalist in winemaking, similar to Meyer Vineyard winemaker Chris Carson. He uses French oak predominantly, and the fermentations are indigenous. After that, the result is all about the site, and this cuvée is metres from the Willms site. The style is as decadent as it gets with Bachelder, with more yellow fruit and a bit of baked pear, but all with the requisite acidity, complexity, and texture. Drink through 2026.Tasted: 29 November 2021Tasted by: Prices:
ON
$44.95
750ml
winery online/direct
Producer: Mary et Thomas Delaney-Bachelder et FillesDistributors: Winery Direct Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 185729000859
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