RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hinterbrook’s Nomad 22 Wanderlust

Posted byRobert K Stephen (CSW)Posted inFood, WineTags:, , , , ,

Not able to join the gang for the Cake Parade on 1July2025 at Niagara-on-the-Lake due to recovery from hernia surgery I could alleviate my misery and the need for extensive walking by driving along Lakeshore Road where I discovered an extremely quiet Hinterbrook Estate Winery. After all it was Canada Day and who wants to miss the Cake Parade except for gimpsters like me.

Nomads have wanderlust. Synchronicity in name!

53% Cabernet Franc and 47% Merlot aged 24 months in oak barrels.

Aroma: Black cherry, raspberry, rhubarb and chocolate covered almonds.

Palate: Smooth and lightweight yet with a touch of raspiness on the palate with a bit of pepper on the short finish. The fruit can’t wander and trample the palate as one might expect with Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

Personality: Light on my feet. Not a prize fighter nor a ballerina.

Food Match: The “Full Throttle” pizza from Garage Pizza on Niagara-on-the-Lake.  

Cellarbility: Consume in 2025.

Price: $26 CDN.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 86/100.

(Nomad 22 Wanderlust, VQA Niagara Lakeshore, Hinterbrook Estate Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 750 mL, 14%).

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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