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MARSANNE 2019 VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
KEW VINEYARDS |
This new blend of 93% Marsanne and 7% Viognier has a bright medium straw colour and an attractive nose that is slightly spicy, gently toasty and quite complex with ripe, citrusy, lemon-apple meringue fruit. Dry, medium bodied, harmonious and well structured, the elegant, bright, ripe, lemon-apple-citrusy flavours are followed up by a lingering, bright, minerally finish. Versatile and ready-to-drink - great with oysters, seafood and/or poultry. This bargain-priced Rhone-inspired blend has 14.3% alcohol, 3 g/L residual sugar and 5.7 g/L total acidity with lot number 200924. It spent 8 months in 100% French oak with lees aging which explains the excellent mouthfeel. Screwcap closure. Only 800 cases produced. |
CSPC |
485334 |
Type |
White Table Wine |
Agent |
Art Can |
Country |
Canada |
Region |
Ontario |
Rating |
***(91 points) Dry, Bright, Harmonious, Ripe |
LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! A Best Buy |
TASTING NOTE: This is the seventh vintage of marsanne from Kew Vineyards on the Beamsville Bench in Ontario, one of the few producers of this Rhône grape in Ontario. A small addition (7 per cent) of viognier was added to enhance the fragrance and flavour, while eight months aging in French oak puncheons (larger 500-litre barrels) contributes to the creamy texture. This is a dry white wine with a rich and ripe character that's marked by toasty and spicy notes that add to the citrus and apricot flavours. Drink now to 2025. Score - 91 (Christopher Waters, theglobeandmail.com, May 25, 2023) |
Price |
$ 19.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - May 27, 2024 |
Cases bought |
56 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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