Explosive aromas of dried raisins, dried apricot, pear and honey are joined with layers of apple pie, toasty almonds and candied orange. It’s an intense wine but very pure at the same time. Length and depth are excellent, and while sugar concentration is very high, acids are also nicely refreshing.
Intensely packed flavors of sweet, ripe strawberries, rhubarb, Cherries, blackberries and slight touch of chocolate and caramel. It’s sweet but more lush than jammy. Rich and refreshing, with incredible complexity and perfect balance, between the precise acidity and lush sweetness.
This Icewine was fermented in new French oak before being allowed to age an additional 3 months in oak prior to bottling. Vidal tend to have more tropical fruit flavors and this is a good example with its aromas of mangoes, pineapple, orange peel, baking spices and toasty vanilla. With its thick skin and natural…
From Inniskillin’s Niagara Estate, The good acidity of Riesling allows for a refreshing mouth feel amid the many layers of flavours and intense, coating sweetness of 235 g/L of residual sugar. Its vibrant aromatic profile includes aromas of peach, apricot, honey and iced tea and caramel. It has a very good concentration and overall decadent…
The wine is definitely inky in terms of color and mouth feel. The nose shows great complexity expressing a spicy linear feature as well as savory quality. Red & black fruits combine in a concentrated, elaborate mix. On the palate, a sud-den flavor of Balsamic vinegar & smoke takes over the lead. The vibrant acidity balances the tannins…
Checkmate is definitely an artisanal producer of small volume, but of great quality. The nose is surprisingly floral with mainly elderflowers. We can also smell brioche, green tea and a touch of fennels. In the mouth, there’s a very interesting touch of saffron, how original. This wine presents an incomparable complexity. Each sip reveals a new set of flavors,…
The nose is intense with primary floral aromas joined by star-fruit. However, the wine gets even more intense as we taste it. It’s definitely thick and tex-tured and a warm weight to it. It might not have the refreshing presence of acidity but, instead, the balance is supported by a phenolic presence as well as a touch of…
Block 3 is a German-inspired Riesling made form ungrafted vines. The glass is fil-led with layers of complex, generous, intense, smells. There’s an ample amount of peach and perfumed flowers, key lime pie and ginger, but also a sweet & salty character. Then comes in a strong wet rock minerality. The palate offers a backbone…
Oculus is completely and absolutely opaque in color, almost inky blue. The nose is precursory of a very robust wine. In terms of aromas, think of anything black: Black currant, dark plum, black licorice, juicy black cherries, grinded dark roast coffee and raisins. The structure is tight and robust with very coarse-grained, drying tannins. It’s…
If your heart is divided between the Chardonnays of Burgundy and those of Cali-fornia, you will be pleased here. Mission hill’s Perpetua showcases the freshness of some Burgundian appellations further north and the texture of big American chardonnays. On the nose, we find notes of ripe pears, almond butter, ginger, vanilla and a very light smokiness. On the…