If you are mired in the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc mud you enjoy its “thickness” and potency as the old gooseberry and cat’s pee hits you squarely in the eyes. If you prefer a “thinner” or perhaps more elegant Sauvignon Blanc you might turn to Bordeaux or Ontario!
I enjoy Sauvignon Blancs from Bordeaux and decided to try a Featherstone 2022 Sauvignon Blanc from Niagara, Ontario and noticed a stylistic similarity to Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux.
I decided to further this Ontario investigation by trying a Wending Home Sauvignon Blanc to determine if this similarity to Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc might be indicative of a “Niagara style” Sauvignon Blanc.
Aroma: Primarily white grapefruit with guava, mango, pear and Spanish clementine. As the wine warm some mild oak wafts upward.
Palate: Initially gentle, diffuse with discrete acidity but some tannic presence on the finish imparting some “elegance with an attitude”. Seems some French oak involved here.
Personality: Definitely not Zealie nor Frenchie. I am Ontario ari ari Oh!
Food Match: I would say Ontario asparagus but that is long gone and replaced by dreadful Mexican and Peruvian. Pork Souvlaki skewers with Sheppard peppers, zucchini and eggplant all from the fields as we celebrate the fall harvest.
Cellarbility: Will happily loiter about until 2026-year end.
Price: $28 CDN.
Comments from the peanut gallery: At $30 expect stiff competition from lesser priced Bordeaux Sauvignon Blancs. Canadian patriotism at a price…..?
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 91/100. David Lawrason 90.
(Wending Home Estate Vineyard 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, VQA Creek Shores, Wending Home Estate Vineyards and Winery, St. Catharines, Ontario, 750 mL, 12.8%).
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