Wow I’m blown away. So much life and verve for a 13 year old Niagara white. Sweet pineapple, peach, cantaloupe, honey. Just gorgeous. Can definitely age for another 3-5 years.
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Upon first opening this 13 year old 2010 re-release I was worried the wine had been cellared too long as it pours a deep golden yellow and the nose was quite reticent.
After just a bit of time in glass the aromas come to life and explode from the glass. Complex, harmonized notes of smoked honey, grilled pineapple, stone, caramel and melon. Every time my nose was in the glass I found something new.
Rich, textural with powerful acids and warm alcohol. Dry but yet sweet.
Flavours add herbs and ginger. Exceptional length.
Lovely, after 10 years was extremely interested in how this be drinking - Deep gold, caramel, honey and vanilla oak on the nose, bright acidity, yet creamy smooth, sweet, long on the palate and just perfect with the Peri Peri Salmon we had alongside, just a wonderful treat from our cellar!!
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A Mixed Bag in Toronto on a Wednesday (Jay's Place - Toronto, On): (tasted double blind). This pours a fairly dark shade of golden yellow. The nose to me speaks of Semillon with abundant wax, slate, straw, honey, lemon, herbs and lanolin. Certainly some slightly more advanced aromatics which had me thinking this was a few years older than it's actual age. Definitely some oak on this wine with mildly oxidative winemaking lending the richness. The palate is dry with a touch more viscosity than expected and a medium minus length finish carried on wax, herbs and honey. This an old-world styled wine with the emphasis on non-fruit complexity. Well made. My best guess was aged Semillion from Australia or possibly white bordeaux and that is essentially what this is styled after. A blend which involves prominent Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay with other white varieites in support. I thought this was quality wine.
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11/7/2023 - WineyTom! wrote: 92 Points
Wow I’m blown away. So much life and verve for a 13 year old Niagara white. Sweet pineapple, peach, cantaloupe, honey. Just gorgeous. Can definitely age for another 3-5 years.
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2/25/2023 - MS86 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Upon first opening this 13 year old 2010 re-release I was worried the wine had been cellared too long as it pours a deep golden yellow and the nose was quite reticent.
After just a bit of time in glass the aromas come to life and explode from the glass. Complex, harmonized notes of smoked honey, grilled pineapple, stone, caramel and melon. Every time my nose was in the glass I found something new.
Rich, textural with powerful acids and warm alcohol. Dry but yet sweet.
Flavours add herbs and ginger. Exceptional length.
At peak. Drink now through 2025.
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4/7/2021 - davo22 wrote:
Left this one in the cellar a little too long. Not fully oxidized and still drinkable, but certainly on a decline.
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8/30/2020 - Tarrant wrote: 94 Points
Lovely, after 10 years was extremely interested in how this be drinking - Deep gold, caramel, honey and vanilla oak on the nose, bright acidity, yet creamy smooth, sweet, long on the palate and just perfect with the Peri Peri Salmon we had alongside, just a wonderful treat from our cellar!!
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9/4/2016 - sdezutti Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really delicious. The Semillion stood out in this well balanced wine. Nice minerality, full body, good finish.
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3/25/2015 - Wine Canuck wrote: 90 Points
A Mixed Bag in Toronto on a Wednesday (Jay's Place - Toronto, On): (tasted double blind). This pours a fairly dark shade of golden yellow. The nose to me speaks of Semillon with abundant wax, slate, straw, honey, lemon, herbs and lanolin. Certainly some slightly more advanced aromatics which had me thinking this was a few years older than it's actual age. Definitely some oak on this wine with mildly oxidative winemaking lending the richness. The palate is dry with a touch more viscosity than expected and a medium minus length finish carried on wax, herbs and honey. This an old-world styled wine with the emphasis on non-fruit complexity. Well made. My best guess was aged Semillion from Australia or possibly white bordeaux and that is essentially what this is styled after. A blend which involves prominent Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay with other white varieites in support. I thought this was quality wine.
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