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Bachelder Grimsby Hillside North Slopes Starry Skies Chardonnay 2019
Lincoln Lakeshore, 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. Grimsby Hillside is a wild, stony, site out in the far west of Niagara, nestled into the foothill of the Escarpment (122m) in clay, silt, and limestone soils. However, it's likely that this site has many micro fragments of the 4.6 billion year old meteorite that hit the vineyard on September 25, 2009. After a native ferment, this rested in older French oak for around 16 months, sans bâtonnage. Creamy and powerful, with downy lees bedding a textural top tier of pear, green apple, lemon pith, raw almonds, and ample flake salts. So well knit, and complete, with judicious use of wood to expand and relax, through the lingering saline finish. Powerful, cellar-worthy.Tasted: 17 June 2022Tasted by: Prices:| ON | $47.95 | 750ml | winery direct |
Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 185729000873
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