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| NORMAN HARDIE RIESLING 2016 VQA Ontario |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
NORMAN HARDIE |
| Bright medium straw colour. Very youthful, leesy-yeasty nose with lots of of spicy, honeyed, melon-apple-lemon purée notes along with some wildflowers and yellow grapefruit. Faintly off-dry, medium-light to light bodied albeit with decent mouthfeel, tangy, somewhat tart, faintly spritzy, lemon-apple-yellow-grapefruit flavours with a lingering, high acid, slightly leesy, very faintly bitter, nasturtium flower-tinged finish. Needs time. Has 11.5% alcohol and 26 g/L residual sugar. THIS NEEDS TIME! The 2015 appeared in Vintages (**+) on May 14, 2016 at $21.00 with only 9.8% alcohol and was Recommended Best Buy. |
CSPC |
131169 |
| Type |
White Table Wine |
| Agent |
Har Win |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
**/**+(88.5 points)
Youthful, Tangy, Leesy, Apple-Lemon |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection |
| TASTING NOTE: People 'in the know' know Norm Hardie, and people not in the know, need to get there. He is a true gem. This Riesling is zesty, vibrant and fresh with tangy lime citrus and mineral making up its heart and soul. This is like licking a stone that has had fresh lime squeezed over it - it's absolutely delicious. This is hot-summer-day-on-a- patio wine if there ever was one. Enjoy as a sipper, or with oysters or lake fish. (Vintages panel, June 2017) |
Price |
$ 21.00 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - July 22, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
224 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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