Community Tasting Notes 9

• KillerJones Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 6, 2024 - Still drinking well - with much gravitas still. I mean, if ever there was a Grand Cru Chardonnay in Canada - this would be it.
  
  On the palate, this wine has it all: power, length & transparency of terroir that gives its citrus, mineral, stony, salty flavors... a complexity few chards can claim here.
  
  Chalk & persistence round out the finish. But, wow, this is something else.

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• apple1813 Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 6, 2023 - 2019 Bachelder Wismer-Wingfield Vineyard "Ouest" Chardonnay masterfully combines ripeness of fruits and freshness acidity. The youthful Niagara Chardonnay is clear and pale lemon in colour. The initial reductive, smoky notes dissipate over a couple of hours of in-bottle aeration. Aromas of baby corn, quince, pineapple and lemon are followed by vanilla and custard.
  
  The dry and verging full-bodied mouthfeel was matched by a rather high level of rounded acidity. Flavours of ripe red apple, Japanese honeydew melon and nectarine morph into lemon meringue, saline minerals and subtle spices in a long, zesty finish. The 14% alcohol is consistent with the abundance of tropical and stone fruit flavours. The empty bottle weighs 609 grams.
  
  The fruitiness and sweet tones reminiscent of corn, serve as unmistakable indicators of a New World Chardonnay. However, what distinguishes this wine is its pristine acidity and the judicious use of oak, elevating it above its counterparts.

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• MS86 Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 20, 2023 - My third vintage of this wine and, yet again, it is spectacular. Crisp, powerful, fresh, complex.
  
  Medium intensity but complex aromas of saline, fresh pear and tart lemon meringue.
  
  The palate is dry, medium bodied with powerful acidity. Creamy texture.
  
  Flavours are deeply mineral with a vein of salinity, green apple and pear.
  
  Baked apple and cinnamon on the exceptionally long finish. That flavour sits on your tongue for a minute or more.
  
  Drinking well now but with aging potential. Drink to 2030

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• DanyMorcos Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 15, 2023 - Well done, Thomas ..

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• OttawaB Likes this wine: 94 points

  March 31, 2023 - Drinking really well now. Deep yellow to gold in colour. Aromas show apples, cream, meyer lemons, touch of pineapple.
  Flavours follow. Medium length finish. Fresh flavours, medium weight. A buttery creaminess with more exotic fruits in the mid palate. Still good acidity ... zingy on the mid palate. Well made, delicious. Also picking up a nice savoury salinity as well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type White
• Producer Bachelder
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation "Ouest" Vineyard
• Vineyard Wismer-Wingfield Vineyard
• Country Canada
• Region Ontario
• SubRegion Niagara Peninsula
• Appellation Twenty Mile Bench VQA
• UPC Code 185729000835

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• Consumed 77 (39%)

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