SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Bachelder
VINTAGE
2023
COLOUR
white
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Niagara, Ontario, canada
GRAPE
chardonnay
Taut lemons and yellow plums. Delivers abundantly!The Grimsby Hillside Vineyard (which is just west of Cline Mountain Road) doesn't benefit from the protected amphitheatre-like Hills of Vineland and Jordan. So the prevailing southwest winds whip across this property, keeping it cool. And all the chalky, dolomitic limestone underneath the vineyard keeps it mineral. So, can one actually smell chalk? I wonder – but I can tell you that there is a honeyed minerality on the nose, with Ribolla Gialla-like fruit! And, of course, a classic oyster shell brine top note, with sweet yellow flowers and delicate yellow plum and pear, apple fruit in the mouth. It's gentle, and the long finish goes out with a peachy mineral texture and a savoury, gentle salinity. Only 86 cases made!
93 points, Tony Aspler
Minerally, oyster shell and stone fruit bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, elegant, well structured, beautifully balanced. Long, lingering finish.
