2007 Chardonnay

Appellation:

VQA Niagara Peninsula

About This Wine:

This wine originates predominately from the lime-stone-rich clays of the Niagara Escarpment. These gently sloping terraces are moderated year round by on-shore breezes from nearby Lake Ontario. Vinified in stainless steel, our Chardonnay captures the freshness and minerality unique to this noble grape in these areas.

Origin:

54% Beamsville Bench; 31% Twenty Mile Bench; 11% Niagara River; 4% Creek Shores

Soil:

Escarpment Benchlands- limestone-rich clay till over sandstone and shale; Niagara River- gravelly clay loam till over red shale; Creek Shores- clay till over red shale

Composition:

75% Chardonnay, 14% Chardonnay Musqué, 11% Auxerrois

Harvest Data:

Harvest Date- Sept. 5 - Oct. 11
Sugar- 21.3 Brix
Titratable Acidity- 5.9 g/L
pH- 3.38
Yield- 4 tonnes/acres (69hl/ha)

Vinification:

Fermented 95% in stainless steel at cool temperatures and 5% in older barriques at cellar temperatures, with the latter portion further aged in barrel for 6 months; malolactic fermentation was inhibited

Bottling Data:

Bottling Date- Sept. ‘08
Alc./Vol. - 13.0 %
Residual Sugar- < 2g/L
Titratable Acidity- 5.0 g/L
pH- 3.41
Production- 6,489 cases (9L)

Tasting Notes:

The nose shows ripe red apple fruit with cinnamon spice and hints of fennel seed, orange zest and flint; the wine is mid-weight with a crisp, dry and stony attack and a nicely rounded middle dominated by apple fruit and mineral textures; the finish is quite supple, even oily, with pink grapefruit and fennel at the fore (1/09)

Taste Profile:

Extra-Dry (XD)

Serving Suggestions:

Grilled salmon; pan-fried shellfish; roasted chicken; stuffed Cornish hen; grilled or smoked pork; cheese casseroles.

Ageability:

Best enjoyed between 2010 and 2011, this very balanced vintage will continue to develop until at least 2012

Reviews & Accolades:

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Ontario Retail Price:

$13.95

Ontario Availability:

Winery, LCBO General List
LCBO Item #228551