2020 Small Lot Chardonnay

92 points, Rick VanSickle, WinesInNiagara.com

There are so many reasons to love the Small Lot Chardonnay. Smooth and satisfying, it is a perfect wine to savor over a great conversation with family or friends. In fact, it’s harder to find occasions where this wine doesn’t fit – it’s simply that versatile and delicious.

Winemaker's Notes

Zesty, fresh green apple, pear and lemon carry through this wine.  Softer honeycomb, grenadine, floral, grassy and mineral notes embellish the nose while grapefruit, lime, quince and brioche garnish the palate.  A faint trace of vanilla weaves through a tingly, cleansing finish.

Dry: 2.5 g/L residual sugar

This vintage will drink well through 2025.

92 points, Rick VanSickle, WinesInNiagara.com
The grapes were sourced from the estate vineyard, Mottiar Vineyard and Moira Vintage over three picking days. After whole-cluster pressing, the juice finished primary fermentation in stainless steel.  The majority (68%) of the wine settled and aged on the lees in a stainless-steel tank, while 20% rested in steel barrels and 12% aged in neutral French oak. It has a rich nose of peachy-apple, ripe pear, lemon, harmonized/sublime oak accents and freshening minerality. It’s mouth-filling with pure and ripe stone fruits, a flinty/chalky note, light spice and nervy acidity through the juicy finish.