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ESTATE GROWN CAVE SPRING VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2021 VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
CAVE SPRING |
Medium straw colour. Fairly intense, gently cedary, slightly spicy, complex, ripe, lemon-apple meringue nose with some mineral notes. Dry, medium to medium-full bodied, harmonious, slightly spicy, bright, ripe, somewhat forward, lemon-apple meringue fruit flavours with a lingering, gently toasty, very faintly tropical, gently minerally, harmonious finish. Good mouthfeel and quite ready-to-drink. This 100% whole-berry pressed Chardonnay was fermented 40% in a 3,500L cask, 30% in 225L and 500L French oak barrels and 30% in tank (with no malolactic fermentation) using primarily indigenous yeasts with all lots aged for 10 months on the lees. It has 13% alcohol and under 2 g/L residual sugar and a somewhat lower 5.4 g/L total acidity with lot number L091220 on the lower part of the glass bottle. |
CSPC |
256552 |
Type |
White Table Wine |
Agent |
Cav Spr |
Country |
Canada |
Region |
Ontario |
Rating |
***(90 points) Ripe, Rounded, Toasty |
LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! A Best Buy |
TASTING NOTE: The world's most popular wine grape, Chardonnay is grown in warm and cool regions alike, and Canada makes especially cool, expressive examples. Named for the limestone caves and mineral springs in their estate vineyard, Cave Spring is a paragon of purity, precision and elegance in premium Ontario winemaking. This intense, elegantly styled wine shows citrus, peach, pear, vanilla, and a delicate salinity. |
Price |
$ 21.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 5, 2024 |
Cases bought |
168 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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