RKS 2026 Nova Scotian Wines: The 2022 Old Bill

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Few wines from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia grace the shelves of Ontario’s liquor monopoly, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. All the brouhaha in Canada about promoting and buying Canadian products?

The producer Luckett Vineyards is in the Gaspereau Valley of Nova Scotia

It is blend of Pinot Noir, Castel and Lucie Kuhlmann (all grown in Nova Scotia) aged in Hungarian, French and American oak for 15 months.

Lucie Kuhlmann is an early ripening grape mainly grown in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and is a crossed sibling or Marechal Foch. Castel is a French-American hybrid crossing Cinsault and Vitis Rupestris.

Aroma: Rich and heady black currant, blackberry and blueberry. A tad of burnt rubber.

Palate: Very close to what you smell what you taste. Noticeable tannins with restrained acidity. Short grapey finish.

Personality: So what if I am not Vitis Vinifera aside from my Pinot Noir but Canadians are not snobs and they support Canadian wineries right?

Food Match: Broiled Lac Brome duck topped with a blueberry-Port reduction sauce. Singaporean spiced crab.

Cellarbility: Drink now but will hold until end of 2028.

Price: $33 CDN.

RKS 2026 Nova Scotian Wines Rating: 89/100

(Luckett Vineyards 2022 The Old Bill, Wines of Nova Scotia, Luckett Farms Ltd, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 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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