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| WISMER-FOXCROFT VINEYARD GAMAY NOIR 2023 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
BACHELDER |
| Medium violet-tinged red colour. Intense, rather complex, somewhat savoury, fairly earthy, slightly spicy, faintly floral, plum-cassis-black-cherry-raspberry fruit on the nose along with some some cedary notes. Dry, medium-plus bodied, well structured, slightly spicy, very bright, ripe, fairly high acid, Damson-plum-strawberry flavours with a lingering, faintly cedary, lively, cassis-driven finish. Vibrant, delicious and almost ready-to-drink, this distinctive wild-cherry-driven Gamay now with 32% whole grape clusters has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L2025.03.03 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Perhaps one of the more gamey releases on record, albeit with comparable texture/density. It was aged for 16 months in neutral Burgundian (228L) barrels. |
CSPC |
33994 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Sch Age |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***/***+(93 points)
Complex, Intense, Dense, Savoury |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Bachelder produced both this 32% whole-cluster fermented version, and, for the first time, a 100% destemmed version (below), made like a Pinot Noir. \"Both distinct, yet utterly Wismer-Foxcroft in their flinty, iron-tinged savoury profile,\" said Bachelder. \"The evolution in the cellar will be interesting to follow.\" The Wismer-Foxcroft Vineyard Gamay is the \"wine that started it all, that made Mary and I fall in love with Gamay Noir in Niagara,\" said Bachelder. \"We love Jordan, we love all of Niagara, but my word, this wine absolutely proves that the Bench in Vineland has something special, with its slightly reddish magnesium oxide-tinted dolomitic soils.\" Such a profound nose of savoury red berries, Morello cherries in spades, underbrush, plump plums and stony minerality. It's a mouthfilling, cherry focused Gamay with support from wild raspberries, red currants, plums earthy/umami notes, a soft texture and a long, lifted finish. Can cellar through 2032. Score - 93 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, April 5, 2025) |
Price |
$ 33.00 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - March 21, 2026 |
| Cases bought |
132 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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