LiQuery - 2027 Cellars Wismer Vineyard Fox Croft Block Chardonnay 2017

Item:	421362
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2017 VINTAGES VQA
Release Date:	2020-08-08
Producer:	2027 Cellars Ltd.
Location:	Canada - Ontario
Price:	$22.95 Price History
Style:	White Wine Full-bodied & Rich
Alcohol:	13%
Varietal:	Chardonnay
Sugar Code:	XD (2 g/L)
Rating:	94
Total Inventory:	36 vs. on
Glass Style:	Montrachet (Chardonnay) Purchase Glass

Description
Awarded the Most Thrilling Niagara White Wine for 2018 by Rick VanSickle (winesinniagara.com).

Tasting Notes
Wow, just wow. When winemaker Kevin Panakapka hits it, he hits it out of the park. This is one of those wines from his favourite vineyard on the Twenty Mile Bench (he's not alone). Let's get the technical notes out of the way. All 2027 Cellar Chards are 100% whole cluster pressed, wild fermented with 100% French oak aging (30%, new oak). The nose is mind-blowing; the first impression is like walking in a mountain stream, the sharp river rock scents combining with gunflint, pear, fresh-picked bin apple, fine elegant spices and lemon/citrus accents. You could bury your nose in this Chard for days, but it gets better. It's fresh and lively on the palate, a lean and lively cool-climate Chard that combines layers of pear and apple with elegant spice and all that flinty goodness that is kept fresh by racy acidity. A sensational Chardonnay that clocks in at $23, for goodness sake. $23??? Crazy. Score - 94. (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Dec. 26, 2018)

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