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| WISMER-FOXCROFT VINEYARD GAMAY NOIR 2022 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
BACHELDER |
| Medium-deep violet-tinged red colour. Intense, slightly spicy, faintly floral, fresh,youthful, plum-black-cherry-raspberry fruit on the nose with some gently complex, very faintly earthy, minerally notes. Dry, medium-plus bodied, nicely structured, slightly spicy, bright, ripe, Damson-plum-strawberry flavours with a lingering, faintly cedary, lively, cassis-driven finish. Vibrant, delicious and almost ready-to-drink, this distinctive Gamay now with 34% whole grape clusters has 13% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L20240529 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Perhaps even a tad better with more texture/density than the best buy 2020 that was released on October 7, 2023 at $29.95. |
CSPC |
33994 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Sch Age |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***/***+(94 points)
Lively, Intense, Srawberry-Cassis |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: On to the Twenty Mile Bench, from a vineyard with pedigree and a favourite of Bachelder for all the varieties he makes. \"This wine, vinified with 34% whole grape clusters, is the more closed, and the more structured of all our Gamay Noir Crus,\" says Bachedler. \"We find the use of [33%] whole cluster speaks a little more clearly to us about its gravelly, iron-tinged magnesium oxide soil origins, and since the taste of the land is what we are all about, we are so happy to work with Wismer-Foxcroft - not least for the contrast it underlines between the Twenty Mile Bench VQA (Vineland side), and the beautiful, more lush propositions coming out of the Niagara-on-the-Lake terroir parcels.\" For my palate, this is the top of the class of this year's release, with everything I like about more serious Gamays happening in this wine. It's a perfectly balanced, elegant Gamay with an enticing nose of soft red berries, blueberries, plums, cherries jubilee, gravelly/flinty notes, minty herbs, just a tinge of earthy/savoury accents and integrated spices. On the palate, you could confuse this for a bolder style Pinot Noir with its rich and juicy red berry fruit, anise, plummy goodness, rhubarb, bramble notes, touch of anise and iron-y minerality, toasty spice notes and long, vibrant finish. Very fine Gamay which can be cellared until 2030. Score - 94 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, April 5, 2024) |
Price |
$ 32.00 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - June 7, 2025 |
| Cases bought |
44 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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