Keint-He Hillier Blanc - 2008

The 2008 Hillier Blanc is a blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir.  This wine was bottled directly from a new 110 litre Hungarian oak barrel without fining or filtering.   

Golden – coloured, opulent and loaded with caramel and spicy oak aromas.   There will be a slight deposit of lees on the side of the bottle when stored on its side.  Stand the bottle upright an hour or more before opening.  After opening, decant the bottle for service to maintain the bright clarity, and prevent any lees or small sediment particles from rising into the wine.  Creamy & buttery, this is a white wine that you can really sink your teeth into.

It scored a 90 in The County Grapevine.

$50

Karlo Estates - Chardonnay 2009

Chardonnay 2009

Rich and full in the mouth, this wine delivers pears and citrus on the nose with a palate of peaches and honey. A subtle use of new French and Canadian oak, a strong backbone of acidity and minerality creates a food friendly wine.

• 12.5% alc./vol. 750 ml
• White Wine / Vin blanc
• 100% Barrel Fermented & aged in new French & Canadian oak
• Sweetness level: 0

$25.00

Karlo Estates - Chardonnay 2008

Chardonnay 2008 

A delicate nose of cream brulé, lavender and fresh linen with a palate of pears and vanilla. Good acidity and barrel fermentation in new French oak with only four months of aging provides a round mouth feel with a lingering finish.

• 12.0% alc./vol. 750 ml
• White Wine / Vin blanc
• 2/3 Barrel Fermented & aged 4 mths in new French oak
• 1/3 Stainless Fermented
• Sweetness level: 0
• Artevino Metal Winner / Intravin Metal Winner

$25.00

Del Gatto Estates - 2009 Chardonnay White Label

2009 Chardonnay White Label
Dry white wine

Our Chardonnay is unoaked but full bodied and not shy! A wonderfully clean nose of peach and ripe pear…. it beckons you. The palate is layered with honeysuckle, green apple and pear, with a nice buttery finish.

This dry wine pairs well with seafood, shellfish, white meat dishes or an evening of hors d’oeuvres.

$20.00

Sandbanks Estates Winery - Waves Chardonnay

 

$14.95
Waves Chardonnay VQA (0)

This unoaked Chardonnay is elegant, creamy and refined.
Well structured apple, citrus, and tropical fruit flavours.

~ Winner of Silver medal Standing-Dry unoaked white category – Artevino 2009
~ Winner of Bronze medal – 2010 Finger Lakes International

Casa Dea - 2008 CD Bianco

$11.95  12% 750mL VQA Ontario

A white blend of Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. This very lightly oaked wine has aromas of peaches and apricots as well as floral notes on the nose. On the palate, you will find a medium bodied wine with tropical and stone fruit flavours, along with a hint of oak.

It will match very well with grilled chicken or roasted pork loin.

Casa Dea - 2009 Chardonnay

 

$15.95   12.9% 750mL VQA Ontario

Pale straw colour wine; with a fresh expressiveness that reveals a nose of white peaches, apricots and white flowers. The palate has the essence of stone fruit and hazelnut flavours and is nicely framed by firm acidity and minerality. This wine was 100% fermented in stainless steel tanks with several months of aging on the lees.

Will pair nicely with Rosemary Roasted Pork Tenderloin of Smoked Salmon

By Chadsey's Cairns - Rosé

2007 Roxey Rosé: $20.00  An oaked rosé is a seriously fun wine.  Heavy on the strawberries with a citrus freshness and vanilla finish.  Named after Ira’s wife Roxey, who was romantically laid to rest under a magnificent oak tree.
SOLD OUT

2008 Rosita Rosé: $10.00  (375 ml bottle)
A racy fun rose that seesaws between tangy strawberry and a touch of sweetness.  Good on hot days when you need a refreshing pickup.

2008 Rosarugosa Rosé: $18.00 
Named after a famous variety of pink rose. This is a unique blend of Chardonnay, Gamay and St. Laurent. Great aroma, refreshing and with a subdued sweetness, this is a great alternative to sparkling wine for starting a party.

By Chadsey's Cairns - Chardonnay

 

2006 Chardonnay (unoaked): $20.00
We have sold a lot of this wine to people who steer away from heavily oaked Chardonnay.  Pear and pineapple with generous buttery mouthfeel and underlying unoaked crispness.  Lingering finish.  Every wine has a story.  This one began tragically when we lost most of our Chardonnay harvest in the 2006 rains.  However, our friends, the Laileys from Niagara, rescued us with offers of their own Chardonnay grapes.  The languorous charm comes from their grapes.  The little kick-ass lilt is all that remains of ours.

2007 Chardonnay: $21.00
Lightly oaked but with the clean finish that you expect from an unoaked Chablis-style Chardonnay. This wine reflects the terroir of each of our three vineyards. It fills the mouth with a satiny viscosit with our characteristic peach, pear and pineapple qualities and then has a long lingering finish that makes it a great companion to seafood and lightly seasoned white meats.

NOTES ON CHARDONNAY

Because it is such an easy-going varietal, at home in nearly any growing condition and always willing to please, Chardonnay comes to the table in a range of styles from lean and tart to rich and creamy.  A full-bodied, broad wine, Chardonnay picks up tasting characteristics from the soil and usually needs to be cluster thinned to maximize flavours.  In cool summers we will produce unoaked Chardonnay, dry and refreshing, a welcome change for people weary of oak; the harvests of hot summers will be reserved for oaking to produce the lovely buttery, sophisticated and mellow mouth-feel that comes from Chardonnay’s particular affinity with oak contact.  [3.8 acres; planted 2000-02]

Huff Estates 2008 Southbay Vineyards Chardonnay

Production : 540 cases
Varietal : Chardonnay
Vineyard : South Bay (Estate PEC)
Vintage :2008
RS : <2 grams per litre
Aging : 12 months in new and used French oak
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : $29.95

 

Cool and Captivating. Our 08 version embraces you with citrus aromas, spicy pear amid floral undertones and a dash of dried peach. The eager palate is rewarded with mineral, stone fruit, spice and vanilla custard flavours. Artfully crafted with a deft handling of oak yet bolstered with lively acidity.

Huff Estates 2008 Chardonnay

 

Production : 400 cases
Varietal : 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard : The Bench (Niagara)
Vintage : 2008
RS : <2 grams per litre
Alcohol : 12.8%
Price : $15.95

Poised to please.  Unpretentious in style with pear,spice and lees-driven creaminess greeting the nose while a seamless silkiness underlies flavours of dried pear, quince, citrus zest and subtle floral notes on the palate. Un-oaked.

Norm Hardie Chardonnay 2008 Unfiltered

 LCBO #184432   $35/bottle    $420/case

Jancis Robinson 17.5 Drink 2011-2015 (One of the most internationally respected British wine critics and journalists, writes a weekly column for the Financial Times and for her own website. She also provides advice for Queen Elizabeth II's wine cellar.)   Quite deep. Quite rich on the nose with real vibrancy on red clay. Struggles to ripen and yields are naturally low. Just 11.9% and Norman, who has made wine ‘all over the world’, told me his grapes tend to get phenolic ripeness early. Quite chewy on the finish. Dry and austere on the end with real character. Really very Burgundian. Real density and this tastes as though it should really develop complexity.

Natalie McLain (Sommelier and Wine Writer) Score: 92/100.  Made from 100% bench fruit, this luxurious Chardonnay ripples with flavours of green apple, vanilla smoke and hazelnut. Robust and beautiful: love it!  Food matches: lobster, oily fishes, richly flavoured risotto, lighter red meats.

Jamie Drummond (Director/Sommelier of Good Food Media).  Despite being a different beast altogether from the County bottling, this particularly delicious beast reeks of Norm Hardie’s winemaking style, and this is no bad thing. Showing a remarkable amount of opulence for a cool climate chardonnay, this wine rewards with surprisingly ripe green/yellow fruit character that belies the relatively cool vintage that was 2008. In the mouth the wine is pure Norm Hardie with texture, structure and minerality all coming together front, mid and back palate. No slouch when it comes to acidity I can see this wine getting better and better with time. A superbly balanced wine that I look forward to re-tasting as soon as possible… for purely selfish reasons.

Norm Hardie County Chardonnay 2008 Unfiltered

 

LCBO# 149054    $35/bottle   $420/case

Chris Waters (Chief Editor of Vines Magazine).   An unmistakable gun smoke, flinty note greets you on the nose of this mineral-rich model of Chardonnay before giving way to refreshing citrus and stone fruit aromas. The palate also leads with complex earthy, mineral notes that gain lift from the wine’s remarkable lemon/lime character. The result is an engaging Chardonnay with an appealing ying-yang personality of richness and intensity.

Natalie McLain (Sommelier and Wine Writer).  Looking at my notes, I realized that "Yes, oh, yes!" is not really a tasting note and might be interpreted as something else. However, it was sheer ecstasy to drink this Chardonnay with its rich layers of buttery, toasted almond goodness. Lovely oak integration and a long satisfying finish that leaves you plesantly yearning for more. Pair with: crustaceons, poultry, pasta dishes with cream based sauces. Drink: 2010-2014. 12% D 750 mL  $35.00 Score: 92/100.

Jamie Drummond (Director/Sommelier of Good Food Media).   Barring his next door neighbor Dan Sullivan at Rosehall Run, I have always felt that Norm has a touch with Prince Edward County Pinot Noir that is second-to-none. It’s the vineyards of course, and the way in which these two talented Winemakers take care of said vineyards. This edition shows a wonderful delicacy of red fruit aromatics: raspberries, wild strawberries. There is also an ethereal perfume that I just couldn’t put my olfactory finger upon. The limestone seems to sing from the soil to the roots, the roots to the vine, the vine to the grape, the grape to the wine, the wine to your entire experience. It’s a very classic linear wine, and with its relatively low alcohol not a wine that will necessarily please the bullied palates of those weaned on Sideways-leaning Golden State Pinots, but for me it is pretty damn close to perfection. There is a lot of wine in this glass if you know where to look.

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Hillier Creek - Barrel Aged Chardonnay Estate 2008

 

Tasting Notes

A creamy yet elegant structure with aromas of vanilla and cooked pear. It is best served chilled at 10 C.
Food Pairing: This wine would pair well with a mushroom alfredo pasta or served as an aperitif with a creamy brie cheese.

Production Notes

Aged for six months in French and Prince Edward County oak barrels. VQA Certified. Production: 150 cases
Sugar Level: Dry
Alcohol: 12%
Price $25

Awards: Bronze (Artevino 2010)

Hillier Creek - Chardonnay Estate 2008

 

Tasting Notes

This is a light easy drinking Chardonnay with fresh fruity aromas of strawberry and melon, and smooth apple and pear flavours. Food Pairing: This wine would pair well with a creamy pasta dish.

Production Notes

100% of the fruit used was grown on the estate.
This wine was aged and fermented in stainless steel tanks. It is 100% unoaked.
VQA certified.
Production: 250 cases
Sugar Level: Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%
Price $20

Awards: Bronze (Finger Lakes International Wine Competition), Bronze (Artevino)

The Grange 2006 Victoria Block Barrel Fermented Chardonnay

2006 Victoria Block Barrel Fermented Chardonnay VQA PEC

The elegant barrel fermented chardonnay was aged for 9 months in new, one year old and two year old French oak. Pale straw in colour, this wine has a complex nose of sweet oak with hints of vanilla and melon. The palate is distinguished by notes of melon and mango followed by a lengthy and refreshing finish.

Perfect to serve with lobster or white fish in cream sauce, it will pair well with delicately flavoured cheeses such as asiago or emmenthal.

Available winery retail store.      $15.80

The Grange 2007 Trumpour’s Mill Estate Bottled Chardonnay

 

2007 Trumpour’s Mill Estate Bottled Chardonnay VQA PEC
 
Extended lees contact gives this pale straw estate wine an interesting complexity with a lively fruit nose including melon, peach and apple notes. The palate has apple notes and defined minerality with a long refreshingly crisp and lingering finish. 

The complex flavours in this wine make it ideal for sipping or serving with pasta in a cream sauce or grilled whitefish.

Available winery retail store.      $15.80

The Grange of Prince Edward Brut 2007

 

2007 Grange of Prince Edward Brut VQA PEC
 
This is first ever vintage of sparkling wine produced by The Grange of PE. Made using an equal blend of estate grown chardonnay and pinot noir grapes and using traditional  vinification methods has an amazing concentration of  tiny bubbles which give this wine an amazing mouthfeel.

The nose has notes of granny smith apple, pear, brioche, elderflower and a fresh minerality that is distinctive on the palette along with citrus notes making this wine well rounded and smooth with a very long grapefruit finish.  Reminiscent of a fine old world sparkler this wine was just made for celebrations!

Try it with seafood especially oysters.

Available Vintages October 2, 2010 winery retail store sold out.      $29.75

The Grange of Prince Edward Victoria Block Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2007

 

2007 Grange of Prince Edward Victoria Block Barrel Fermented Chardonnay VQA PEC
 
Crafted from the first vines ever planted on our farm, barrel fermented, aged sur lie and barrel aged in French oak, this wine captures the elegant minerality of the Hillier clay gravel on which it was grown, and the ripeness of the glorious summer of 2007.

Available winery retail store.      $34.80

Lacey Estates 2008 Oaked Chardonnay

2008 Oaked Chardonnay - $29        

Our 2008 Chardonnay has a nose of caramel and vanilla with a hint of oak. Citrus flavours dominate the palate of this wine. The wine was fermented in seasoned French oak and aged in seasoned French oak for 16 months. It is well-balanced with the minerality of the Terroir showing through. Tony Aspler rates this wine an 89 and calls it "a big juicy wine in Paskus style".

Suggested Food Pairing - Chicken with cream sauce