
Cost: $16.95 (Sale price until Oct 1, 2020: $14.95)
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO General List
Country: Canada
Region: Niagara Peninsula
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Henry of Pelham
Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Although there is a lot going on with this wine it doesn’t know if it wants to be a commercial California style Chard or a cool climate Chard. Score: 84/100
Tasting Note: Yellow gold in colour with average acidity, a medium+ intense nose & a fairly long length on the finish. Wine features lemon, marzipan, peach, pear, green & yellow apples, ripe pineapple, orange, and passion fruit.
Negatives: There’s a touch of sweetness that has a lingering finish, plus I’m not a fan of marzipan.
Interesting Point: In a glass, I blended this Chard with Niagara Teaching Winery unoaked Chard, & it wasn’t bad, way better than drinking this Chard on its own.
Pairings: Drink this now or in the next couple of years on its own or pair it with slow cooked chicken with filled figs.
My Opinion: Not Recommended
Tasted: September 22, 2020
LCBO: 16792