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L'ARDOISE NIAGARA CHARDONNAY 2021 VQA Niagara Peninsula |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
BACHELDER |
Bright light straw colour. Fairly intense, gently spicy, ripe, lemon-apple aromas with faintly tropical, toasty, mineral notes. Dry, medium bodied, nicely structured, bright, spicy, ripe, lemon-apple meringue flavours with a crisp, lingering, minerally finish. Has 13% alcohol and under 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number 23090 on the lower part of the glass bottle. A REPEAT of the November 4, 2023 release. |
CSPC |
302083 |
Type |
White Table Wine |
Agent |
Lif Age |
Country |
Canada |
Region |
Ontario |
Rating |
***(90 points) Bright, Ripe, Lemon-Apple Meringue |
LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! A Best Buy |
TASTING NOTE: What's in a name? L'Ardoise, meaning slate and while you would need to pinpoint and dig into Niagara geology you can expect Thomas Bachelder to find the pockets and create chardonnay this way. Much of the Twenty Mile Bench is characterized by deep clay generously interspersed with slate and shale. This is where the moniker looks to and draws from, although other fruit sources contribute to this wine - but it matters little. It's a good name. Fine vintage here, a push-pull, posit tag between ripe fleshiness contravening crisp piques and bites. This lingers well, as it should, to gift a well-thought out, designed and formulated style of Niagara chardonnay. Drink 2023-2026. Tasted November 2023. Score - 91. (Michael Godel, winealign.com) |
Price |
$ 25.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - July 6, 2024 |
Cases bought |
76 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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