RKS 2024 Wine: Southbrook 2019 triomphe chardonnay From Niagara

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Ontario produces excellent Chardonnay. This is an organic Chardonnay.

Aroma: One of those tropical Chardonnays with pineapple, mango, peach, Royal Gala apple and more than a tad of oak. The wine was aged 10 months in 300 litre French neutral oak barrels.

Palate: Solid and full bodied and quite an oaky influence considering ageing was in neutral French oak. Not buttery and soft though. Let’s call it firm yet it goes down softly! In addition to some pear some guava and lychee. Longish finish.

Personality: Straightforward and right at you.

Food Match: Grilled pork tenderloin marinated in ginger, honey, garlic and soy sauce. Just might hit it off with a Thanksgiving turkey without cranberry sauce mind you.

Cellarbility: Consume by 2025-year end.

Price: $ 27 CDN.

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 89/100. Rick VanSickle 91.

(Southbrook Organic 2019 triomphe chardonnay, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Southbrook Vineyards, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 750 mL, 12.5%).

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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