2022 Chardonnay
This 2022 Chardonnay is very much in line with the amazing 2015 and 2017 vintages. Beautiful bright citrus notes with great minerality on the pallet and a well-balanced, long finish. This is for those who are looking for Burgundian style Chardonnay as opposed to big, over-oaked California New-World Chardonnays. For those who are looking for Burgundy but can’t stomach the price, this is a magnificent Chardonnay that they will surely enjoy.
A blend of three of the most mineral-driven Chardonnay sites on the Beamsville Bench in Niagara. 2022 was almost the perfect summer for Chardonnay – long and cool, followed by a cool, dry fall. Lovely 12.6% alcohol. Aged for 18 months (two winters) in large format French oak barrels. Bottled without filtration and very low sulphurs.
VQA Niagara Peninsula
Sugar content: less than 2g/L
Review from Michael Vaughan of VintageAssessments.com:
Here is the 2022 Niagara Chardonnay that was recently released by the winery at some 30+ selected LCBO stores. Bright medium straw colour. Very intense and complex with a toasty, ripe, lemon meringue pie nose with lots of minerally, cedary notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well textured, rich, ripe, mouthfilling, lemon meringue flavours with a long, lingering, minerally, buttery brioche, key lime pie finish. Aged for 18 months (2 winters) in large format French oak barrels and bottled without filtration.
94 points