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Bachelder Cuesta Far-East Man Chardonnay 2020
Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaBachelder worked with Cuesta for years as a consultant, all the while adding it to his vineyard memory bank. It sits on the Twenty Mile Bench in rich limestone and silty soils that balance their electricity with a creamy texture. Cuesta, the "old lake coast", is a charming chardonnay with a nutty, garlic lees undertone set off by its mineral, stony, flinty, floral, marine flavours that slide down effortlessly. Randy Ullom (Kendall Jackson) first mentioned the notion of a "filet mignon" section to me decades ago, referring to a block of vines in a Santa Barbara chardonnay vineyard. So it's only sensible to hear it from another chardonnay guru as Thomas waxes about "that far-off bit back near the forest escarpment ravine – no wonder it ripens late! We just 'dig' the Far-Eastern end of the vineyard, Man!" Super value.Tasted: 29 November 2021Tasted by: Prices:| ON | $44.95 | 750ml | winery direct |
Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 185729000866
