Yes, we Canadians can make wine but chances it is about as rare in your country as a wine from the United Kingdom in Canada and there is some great English wine e.g. Nyetimber. One of Canada’s most well-known wine regions is Niagara about a 90-minute drive west of Toronto. Yes fine food, great wines, great winery restaurants and lots of spectacular scenery. Malivoire is located on the outskirts of the less than bustling town of Beamsville. Perhaps Malivoire is best known for its Chardonnays and Gamays.
Why not introduce you to a Canadian Chardonnay from Malivoire namely a Malivoire 2019 Estate Grown Chardonnay?
Primarily grown in calcareous soil the grapes are characterized by acidity and low sugars. In this case 0.9 grams of residual sugar per litre. The grapes are from three different vineyards. A mixture of destemmed and whole cluster grapes. Fermentation in a combination of neutral oak and stainless steel.
Aroma: Pear, apple, guava and a hint of banana offer hints of a tight and lean Chardonnay.
Palate: Indeed tight and instead of acidity there is a bright beacon of vibrancy. Certainly, no gush of fruit. Some baked apple, faint lemon meringue pie all enveloped in smoothness a bit surprising considering the low residual sugar.
Personality: Quite like a serious news broadcaster almost Pierre Bertonish!
Food match: Stone me to death when I say memories of Chablis so I say Malpeque oysters or any oyster with high saline and iodine qualities. Why not Nancy Reagan chicken https://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/250970/nancy-reagans-baja-california-chicken.html
While Nancy said. “Just say no to drugs” I say, “Just say no to over oaked Chardonnay!”
Cellarbility: I can’t see much improvement with age but consume by the end of 2025.
Price: $21.95 (Ontario).
RKS 2023 Wine Rating: 91/100.
(Malivoire 2019 Estate Grown Chardonnay, VQA Beamsville Bench, The Malivoire Wine Company, Beamsville, Ontario, 750 mL, 12.5%, Liquor Control Board of Ontario # 573147).
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