Aroma: This platinum-coloured wine has aromas of mango, peach, white grapefruit, pear and wet stone.
Palate: Rather full bodied with some power. It is zippy and a bit cutting but underneath the acidity there is peach, grapefruit and a hint of lychee. Moderate finish.
Personality: More cutting and sharper than Italian Pinot Grigio.
Food Match: Malpeque Oysters!
Cellarbility: Consume by 2025-year end.
Price: $25 CDN (Ontario).
RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 89/100. Wine Align 90/100.
(Closson Chase K.J. Watson Vineyard, 2023 Pinot Gris, VQA Four Mile Creek, Closson Chase Vineyards Inc., Hillier, Ontario, 750 mL, 13%).
Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)
Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner"
Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto.
Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."
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