Here are my tasting notes.
1 Blomidon nv
Fresh wine with a zesty tone
40mos on lees
Score 86
2 Lightfoot 2016
100% chardonnay
Also quite fresh but 48 months lees allow a more fragrant impression
Balanced more complex
Score 89
3 Norman Hardie 2020
100% chardonnay
Complex smooth long
Score 90
4 Le Clos Jordanne 2021
100 chardonnay
Very light canary yellow
Smooth soft sensation prevail
Score 86
5 Spear Head 2022
chardonnay clone 95 100%
Balanced, complex. Vanilla.
Score 91
6 Big Head chenin blanc 2022 RAW
Low intervention
Concrete , unfiltered, light botrytis
Balance, Slight bitter end
Score 91
7 Bachelder 2022
gamay 100%
Fresh, said, good structure, raspberry
Score 90
8 Leaning Post 2020
pinot noir 2020
Structure complexity length a high quality wine which ever way you look at it.
Score 92
9 Pelham 2022
Baco Noir, hybrid vine (vinifera/riparia) produced by Francis Baco in Nova Scotia. Old vines
Ripe cherries, sweet end, an easy wine that is very popular in Canada
Score 85
10 stratus 2020
Cab franc 100%
Fruity fresh, powerful structure needs time
Score 92
11 poplar Grove 2020
Syrah blend
Fruit and structure, good length and complexity
Score 93
The final two wines of the day were icewines. My spell checker tries to correct me every time but icewine in Canada is spelled in one word! I have written about Canadian icewine before on this blog.
12 icewine reif estate 2019
Riesling
Very complex long
Score 95
13 icewine Lakeview 2019
Vidal
Veeery sweet, lacks that bit of freshness that makes for a perfect icewine.
Score 86
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