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| SPECK FAMILY RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2013 VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Peninsula |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
HENRY OF PELHAM |
| Very bright medium straw colour. Some spicy, somewhat cedary, ripe baked lemon meringue nose. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, intense, slightly shy, faintly honeyed, cedary, ripe lemon meringue flavours with a lingering, toasty, fairly high acid finish. Quite ready-to-drink. TONY ASPLER / 91-points / BEST BUY - Apple and oak spice on the nose with intriguing barnyard and floral notes; medium to full-bodied, dry, apple and green pineapple flavours with well-integrated oak. Has 13.5% alcohol and only 2 g/L residual sugar. |
CSPC |
616466 |
| Type |
White Table Wine |
| Agent |
Hen Pel |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Intense, Complex, Spicy, Toasty |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: Fruit for this premium bottling comes from Henry of Pelham's oldest estate vineyard, planted starting in 1988. The vines were pared back to yield a limited quantity, at just two tonnes per acre, of highly concentrated berries. And the wine is superb, infused with just the right amount of oak from a combination of new and used French barrels. Full-bodied, silky and remarkably balanced, it suggests luscious grilled pineapple, crème brûlée and lemon zest, with bright balancing acidity. Big but elegant, and frankly better than many California chardonnays at double the price. Score - 92 (Beppi Crosariol, theglobeandmail.com, Feb. 2, 2016) |
Price |
$ 29.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - July 9, 2016 |
| Cases bought |
47 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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