RKS 2024 Wine:  Ontario’s Bachelder Bator 2021 Gamay Noir: Bachelder’s Gentle Giant

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Aroma: All held in a smoky frame. There is blackberry, black cherry and a bit of sandalwood. Rich, evident, pure and lighthearted.

Palate: Gentle and soft but not lacking in taste. Can I say, “Gentle Giant?”.  Replete with raspberry and almost juicy. Broad based tannins. Short finish.

Personality: I think I have a bit of Ontario Pinot Noir character in terms of colour and raspberry on the nose.

Food Match: Roast duck.

Jazz Match: George Benson “Summer Breeze”.

Cellarbility: Drink by 2025-year end.

Price: $30 CDN (Ontario).

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 91/100. Rick VanSickle 92. Wine Align 91.

(Bachelder Niagara Cru: Single Vineyard Bator Gamay 2021, VQA Four Mile Creek, Bachelder, Beamsville, Ontario, 750 mL, 12.5).

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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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