{"title":"Canada White Wine","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bachelder-les-villages-bench-niagara-chardonnay-2022","title":"Bachelder Les Villages Bench Niagara Chardonnay 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eBachelder Les Villages Bench Niagara Chardonnay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: Niagara, Ontario, Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle size: 75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrape: Chardonnay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABV: 13.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA floral and apple blossom start, leading to a creamy mid-palate with refreshing mineral notes, alongside flavours of apple and a hint of smoke. The finish is delicious and full of both mineral chalkiness and acidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe Niagara Chardonnay is produced from fruit grown in the Saunders Vineyard on Beamsville Bench, as well as older vineyards in Vineland and Four Mile Creek, and several sites across the Niagara Peninsula. The region’s bench topography provides continuous air circulation to moderate extremes in temperature and ensure even ripening, while the vineyards’ Dolomitic, limestone-rich soils impart additional freshness in the wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThomas employs a low intervention approach to winemaking to ensure the wines express a sense of place. The grapes were pressed very gently and fermented to dryness in oak barrels using indigenous yeasts. The wine remained in barrel for 17 months to enhance its texture. Bâtonnage was not carried out, in order to preserve the wine's crisp aromatics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Bachelder and his wife, Mary Delaney, are masters of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. 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The nose is brimming with notes of red apples, lemon with smoke and spice. On the palate, well-defined flavours of pear, citrus and cream lead to a long, complex finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 'Le Grand Clos' parcel is located along the western side of the 10.45 hectare 'Le Clos Jordanne' vineyard. The vineyard was originally chosen for its limestone-rich clay soil and cool climate, 'Le Grand Clos' represents the best single parcel of Chardonnay. The vines are 20 years old, farmed sustainably and are treated according to their terroir specifics. Meticulous work is carried out in the vineyards following bud-break to ensure excellent concentration on each single cluster of grapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grapes were whole bunch pressed after sorting. The juice was left to settle in tank for a couple of days before letting the tanks warm up, so that indigenous yeast from the vineyard could slowly start the fermentation. The juice was then transfered to 228L barrels to complete the fermentation. The wine was then placed in French oak barrels for between 20 to 22 months. Malolactic fermentation started naturally over winter and finished in mid spring. In order to preserve the flavour profile of each terroir, new oak component was around 20%, with the remaining barrels being between 1-4 years old. The wines were then racked out of barrel and left to settle in tank for around a month. The wine was filtered prior to bottling and then aged for six months to allow the mouthfeel and bouquet to develop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocated in Twenty Mile Bench, a sub-region of the Niagara Peninsula, Domaine Le Clos Jordanne is one of Canada’s leading wineries. Originally established as a Franco-Canadian collaboration between the Burgundian Boisset family and Vincor (Canada's largest wine producer) in 2000, Domaine Le Clos Jordanne spearheaded the quality revolution in Niagara Peninsula still wines. 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