{"title":"Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrail Estate is a Prince Edward County winery working at the natural end of the spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMackenzie Brisbois makes the wine with wild ferments, leaving many bottlings whole and unfiltered, with no added enzymes or tannin. Skin-ferment Riesling, orange wine, pét-nat and unfiltered Chardonnay all come out of here. No wine is the same twice, which is rather the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bottle ships straight from the winery.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trail-estate-winery-oh-julius-orange-wine-2022","title":"Oh Julius - Orange Wine 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Wild-ferment, Unfiltered and Unsulphured Orange wine: eminently quenchable!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh oranges dusted with icing sugar and sweet pine aromatics. Light and delicate orange flavours with a zippy tannic palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blend of 66% Riesling, 15% Viognier, 7% Muscat and 6% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented on their skins, pressed and bottled just at the very end of fermentation. Each variety was fermented separately, with the Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc completing fermentation and pressing prior to the Riesling harvest. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with 10ppm added sulphur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46030345896148,"sku":"3468WINTRA","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/23OhJulius.webp?v=1744479796"},{"product_id":"trail-estate-winery-pet-nat-white-2022","title":"Pét Nat White 2022, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003e32% Gewürztraminer, 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Viognier and 9% Riesling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe various grapes were harvested through late September and early October of 2021. Fruit was destemmed and fermented on skins for 6 to 10 days before being pressed and put to a temperature controlled tank. We fermented this wine slowly for great aromatics. The ferment was slowed down and halted when the Brix read just under 1. The wine was bottled at a dissolved carbon dioxide level of 2480 mg\/L with 6-7 g\/L residual sugar. By early 2022 (or New Year’s!) light, gentle bubbles will develop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lightly aromatic wine with a savoury note from in-bottle yeast aging and time on skins. Exotically spiced — notes of Guava, kiwi and nectarines — on the nose with a savoury and lightly effervescent palate. This is a living wine and it will change as it ages and finishes fermentation in bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46040152899796,"sku":"3674WINTRA","price":36.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/22PetNatWhite.webp?v=1744479798"},{"product_id":"pet-nat-red-2023-trail-estate-winery","title":"Pét Nat Red 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eVQA Ontario\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23% Baco Noir, 13% Cabernet Franc, 64% Riesling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrail Estate Baco Noir was fermented with carbonic maceration for 8 days and then pressed to tank with fresh pressed Riesling. Cabernet Franc was whole cluster pressed to tank. Fermented for two months at a very cool temperature and racked six times to clarify the ferment. Warmed up just before bottling. Bottled with an addition of 15 ppm SO2 with an aimed pressure of three bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. The best!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelightful red fruit on the nose. This Pét Nat showcases beautiful carbonic fruit notes and a bright acidity. Layers of cranberry, orange, currants and strawberries with a hint of trademark TEW funk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46211111649492,"sku":"3673WINTRA","price":38.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/pet-nat-red-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1744479819"},{"product_id":"skin-fermented-gewurztraminer-trail-estate-winery","title":"Skin-Fermented Gewürztraminer 2024, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand harvested from a vineyard, located on the shores of Lake Ontario in Hillier\/Wellington, Ontario. Destemmed and fermented on skins for 14 days with punchdowns twice daily. This wine was pressed, settled and put to neutral barriques to age for 8 months. Racked out of barrel and bottled unfined and unfiltered with a minimal amount of sulphur. A broad nose with typical aromatics of orange peel, rose petal and honey. The palate carries with it the intense aromatics with a medium amount of tannin. As is characteristic of PEC vineyards, the minerality and acidity carry this wine through to a long finish. Cases Produced: 47 Grower: Tim K. (Applehouse) Harvested: September 28, 2024 Yields: Approx. 1.5 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 19.7 RS: 1.22g\/L Alcohol: 11.0\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581681217748,"sku":"10311143129252","price":45.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/skin-fermented-gewurztraminer-2024-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111704"},{"product_id":"county-pinot-noir-nord-clone-667-trail-estate-winery","title":"County Pinot Noir - Nord Clone 667 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003e93 PTS — Rick VanSickle “This is a clonal specific Pinot Noir from estate fruit that spends 10 months in second fill French barrels and bottled unfiltered and unfined. The nose has enticing fresh red berries with added anise, violets, touch of spice and reduction with a subtle note of fresh turned soil. On the palate the ripe raspberries and cherries provide a richer profile with added cassis, polished tannins and a long, luxurious finish bolstered by mouth-watering acidity. 93 PTS — John Szabo, MS “More classically ‘Pinot‘ in style I’d say compared to the “667 Sud”, the same clone of the variety from a different parcel, it also has a little more drive and density I find as well, with a distinctively smoky, rubbery (reductive) note and more evident wood impact. Fruit certainly tends to black, unusual for PEC, accented by damp earth and dried twigs; tannins are fine but grainy and dusty, supported by succulent acids. If I hadn’t seen the labels I'm quite sure I would not have guessed that all that separates the two wines is a minor geographic divergence, so stark are the differences between the two. In the end I give the edge to this bottling for its combination of greater structure and extract and Pinot character, but the real fun is to taste them side by side, so buy in pairs.” Hand pick fruit from 8 rows of our North Block. Sorted in field. One-third was whole cluster fruit was layered onto the bottom of the bin while two-thirds of the fruit was hand destemmed over top the whole cluster. Fermented naturally with punchdowns for 2 weeks prior to pressing. Put to barrel to age for 10 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. The 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. The 667 clone is characterized by small berries, which result in a more intense color than many Pinot Noirs, and good tannin structure suitable for aging. This wine is a broad and structured wine. It has a smoky nose with flavours of dark cherries and cranberries on the palate. Taking its time to open up, this wine will continue to develop for many years. Cases Produced: 8 Grower: Trail Estate Winery Harvested: September 30, 2023 Yields: Approx. 1.0 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 21.7 RS: 3.2g\/L Alcohol: 12%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581681774804,"sku":"10311142506660","price":62.35,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/county-pinot-noir-nord-clone-667-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111708"},{"product_id":"county-pinot-noir-nord-clone-115-trail-estate-winery","title":"County Pinot Noir - Nord Clone 115 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003e92PTS — David Lawrason “Four different clonal\/terroir pinots were produced in 2023, creating what I am calling the Trail Trials. This is a very pale, delicate Pinot with lifted, red currant\/cherry, considerable spice, some hay\/straw character and tartare meatiness. It is light bodied, quite elegant with excellent length and some minerality on the finish. After tasting two wines from the north side of the vineyard, both seemed to have more lift and elegance than the Sud counterparts.” Hand pick fruit from 8 rows of our North Block. Sorted in field. One-third whole cluster fruit was layered onto the bottom of the bin with two-thirds of the fruit was hand destemmed over top the whole cluster. Fermented naturally with punchdowns for two weeks prior to pressing. Put to barrel to age for 10 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. The 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. Bright aromatics of citronella interwoven with fresh cranberries. The palate shows rich cherries and toasted almond with fine, integrated tannins. Pure and delicate on the palate, showcasing a lightness of our North Block. 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Known for its small, compact clusters, this clone often yields deeper colour and firmer tannins, while its early ripening makes it especially suited to cooler climates. Just eight cases were produced. Wild yeast fermented and bottled unfined and unfiltered, the winemaking is precise and transparent. Succulent red cherry fruit leads, framed by gentle tannins and a fine thread of acidity. Balanced and already drinking beautifully, it finishes with a graceful echo of cherry blossom and herbes de Provence, lingering with impressive length.” Fermented whole cluster in an insulated bin. The grapes were blanketed with carbon dioxide and kept warm to increase influence from carbonic maceration. Footstomped after 5 days fermenting whole cluster and pressed after 8 days on skins. Put to bottle after 10 months aging in French oak, unfined and unfiltered. The 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. This wine has an intense nose, dominated by smoke and leather. Unapproachable at first, then opening up with complex aromatics. On the palate there is great structure with a lightness of flavour with notes of licorice, raspberry and dark cherry. The stems and oak impact will soften over time into a silky palate. This wine needs lots of air initially and could benefit from 5+ years aging. Cases Produced: 8 Grower: Trail Estate Winery Harvested: October 3, 2023 Yields: Approx. 1.0 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 20.5 RS: 3.2g\/L Alcohol: 11.5%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581682069716,"sku":"10311142637732","price":62.35,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/county-pinot-noir-sud-clone-667-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111717"},{"product_id":"county-pinot-noir-trail-estate-winery","title":"County Pinot Noir 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003e94 PTS — Rick VanSickle “The Estate Pinot Noir, has a fresh nose of raspberries, Morello cherries, cran-cherry notes, fresh cut flowers, a touch of reduction and spice. The red berries are a bit riper on the palate with added anise, pine nuts, spice and a long, silky finish that will reward with a bit of aging. Can cellar through 2030. 93 PTS — David Lawrason “Four different clonal\/terroir pinots were produced in 2023, creating what I am calling the Trail ‘Trials’. This brings together two clones which were each also bottled separately. It is the more complete of the wines, with more complexity and structure. Very pale cherry colour. The nose is very lifted with redcurrant, sour cherry, barrel toast, tomato jam and herbal notes. It is light bodied, a touch sour edged and warm, with excellent to outstanding length. Tasted February 2026 92 PTS — John Szabo “…A mix of reductive and oxidative character, savoury and fruity, nutty-scorched earth, a real terroir-lovers pinot not designed for wide nor immediate appeal, rather an intellectual effort to unwind and deconstruct into its component parts. This is indeed an edgy wine with acetic acids creeping in, but with air, more attractive floral and delicate red fruit flavours begin to take the fore. It’s the sort of Pinot that you’re obliged to serve in a proper, large-bowled pinot noir glass; I wouldn’t decant if only to be able to observe the transformation of the wine with air in the glass, quite a mesmerizing display of a living wine in motion. Tasted February 2026. Specific blocks of the vineyard were hand harvested and clones were fermented separately. North block clones 115 and 667, were a blend of whole cluster and meticulously hand destemmed fruit. South block clone 667, was fermented whole cluster. Aged in 25% 2nd fill French oak for 10 months, this wine was racked once during barrel aging and once pre-bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. The 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. A finessed Pinot Noir that has layers of complexity. Aromatically, this wine is a blend of bright cranberry, citronella and smoke. The palate has a slight sweetness from the oak with tight tannins that, at the time of bottling, need time to settle. A relatively closed wine upon bottling, but with an intensity that will lend itself to aging. VQA Prince Edward County VQA Cases Produced: 65 Grower: Trail Estate Winery Harvested: September 30 \u0026amp; October 3, 2023 Yields: Approx. 1.0 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 21.2 RS: 3.2g\/L Alcohol: 12%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581682856148,"sku":"10295392764068","price":90.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/county-pinot-noir-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111722"},{"product_id":"supernova-trail-estate-winery","title":"Supernova 2024, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wine is a blend of Frontenac Gris, aged in neutral oak and Marquette, aged in stainless steel barrel. Frontenac Gris was hand harvested from our neighbour Dave’s vineyard in Hillier. Pressed whole cluster and then fermented and aged in neutral oak. The Marquette was harvested from certified organic vineyard Appletop in Thornbury. Fermented using carbonic maceration and then aged in stainless steel barrel for 8 months prior to blending. This wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with a minimal addition of sulphur. Bright and fruity, notes of dusted strawberries, a hint of lemon and a juicy flavour of swedish berries. This rose has a beautiful strong acidity that makes it refreshing. Cases Produced: 65 Growers: Dave McMillan, Chris Johnson Harvested: September 25 - October 5, 2024 Yields: Approx. 2 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 21.5 RS: 1.7g\/L Alcohol: 11.4%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581686231252,"sku":"10363491221668","price":34.1,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/supernova-2024-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111727"},{"product_id":"solera-frontenac-gris-trail-estate-winery","title":"Solera — Frontenac Gris 2025, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eA few years back we got the opportunity to work with fruit from Dave MacMullen’s Vineyard around the corner from us on Closson Rd. So we gathered a crew and got to work! Unlike anything we have produced so far. This wine showcases the complexity that can be obtained from Frontenac Gris. Bright candied notes entwined with toasted hazelnut. The palate has high acidity, but layers of oxidative flavour. Sweet golden delicious, bright lemon acidity and a saline finish. Hand harvested over two seasons. The 2023 vintage was aged under flor in barrique for 18 months while the 2024 vintage was aged in pucheon under flor for 6 months prior to blending both in early 2025. Aged for a further 8 months prior to bottling. VQA Ontario VQA Cases Produced: 40 Grower: Dave MacMullen Harvested: September 2023 and 2024 Bottled: December 2025 Yields: Approx. 1.5 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 22 RS: \u0026lt;3g\/L Alcohol: 12.7%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581686264020,"sku":"10311161839780","price":34.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/solera-frontenac-gris-2025-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111732"},{"product_id":"piquette-riesling-lemon-balm-lavender-trail-estate-winery","title":"Piquette — Riesling, Lemon Balm \u0026 Lavender 2025, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eFermented on pressed Grimsby Hillside Riesling skins with punchdowns twice daily for one week with an addition of fermented verjus from our estate vineyard. Lemon Balm and Lavender were harvested from the Trail Estate gardens and infused into the finished piquette. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with an aimed pressure of 1.5 bar. Fresh and vibrant with aromatics of waxy citrus and lavender. Intensely floral with a slight note of pepper. Effervescent on the palate with a hint of astringency and a citrus finish. Cases Produced: 30 Grower: Grimsby Hillside Vineyard Harvested: October 5, 2025 Yields: Approx. 1 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 18.8 RS: \u0026lt;3g\/L Alcohol: 4%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581686296788,"sku":"10344374730916","price":25.06,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/piquette-riesling-lemon-balm-lavender-2025-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111737"},{"product_id":"county-chardonnay-du-nord-trail-estate-winery","title":"County Chardonnay du Nord 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003e95 PTS — David Lawrason “When tasted beside the Chardonnay du Sud of the same vintage, this struck me as just bit more elegant and elevated. There is lovely fruit on the nose — pear\/peach, some florality, lemon and fine spice and just a hint of butterscotch. It is medium-full bodied, creamy and very fine, lithe with all kinds of minerality. The length is outstanding. With so few cases of each of the Sud and Nord produced, it makes sense to compare them side by side. Tasted February 2026 91 PTS — John Szabo 91 PTS — Sara D’Amato “ From the north end of the block, this lightly toasty Chardonnay is has refreshing delicacy that swells in intensity towards the finish. Leesy and apply with notes of peach blossom and a delicate chalkiness along with a hint of spice that lingers. Excellent length. Tasted February 2026. Hand Harvested from the North Block of Trail Estate’s site and pressed whole cluster to stainless steel. Chilled, racked and put to barrel to ferment naturally. A blend of new french oak and neutral puncheons and barriques were used. Aged without stirring in barrel for 11 months. Racked twice prior to bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur. The 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. Floral honey and beeswax with a hint of coconut. A lean Chardonnay with pure county minerality on the palate. Cases Produced: 8 Grower: Trail Estate Winery Harvested: September 30, 2023 Yields: Approx. 1.5 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 21.3 RS: \u0026lt;3g\/L Alcohol: 12.0%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581686558932,"sku":"10311142375588","price":62.35,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/county-chardonnay-du-nord-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111742"},{"product_id":"county-chardonnay-du-sud-trail-estate-winery","title":"County Chardonnay du Sud 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003e93 PTS — David Lawrason “[A] well balanced and quite rich Chardonnay with fairly generous, natural wine leaning, complex aromas of almost tropical banana\/yellow pear fruit, butterscotch, brown spices, leesy\/tea scents and wet stone. It is medium-full bodied, even-handed and rich, with firm acidity. Excellent to outstanding focus and length. Tasted February 2026 92 PTS — John Szabo, MS “Trail’s ‘Chardonnay du Sud’ from the southern end of the estate vineyard is a less variegated, more linear wine I find. It’s also a stony and fruit-shy expression the way we like them, uncompromising in its severity. Tasted February 2026. 91 PTS — Sara D’Amato “A lightly leesy, more concentrated style of Chardonnay than its modest 11.5% ABV suggests, sourced from a southern block of the estate vineyard. Subtle lactic notes mingle with hints of caramel, green apple, and white peach, underpinned by a touch of minerality. The wine remains discreet yet engaging, offering an appealing stony texture and impressive length. Cleanly made and nicely poised. Act fast as only 10 cases were produced. Tasted February 2026. - Hand Harvested from the South Block of Trail Estate’s site and pressed whole cluster to stainless steel. Chilled, racked and put to barrel to ferment naturally. A blend of new french oak and neutral puncheons and barriques were used. Aged without stirring in barrel for 11 months. Racked twice prior to bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur. The 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. A wine showcasing greater texture and fullness initially with a tart finish. Notes of crushed limestone and lemon. Cases Produced: 8 Grower: Trail Estate Winery Harvested: September 30, 2023 Yields: Approx. 1.5 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 21.3 RS: \u0026lt;3g\/L Alcohol: 12.0%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581686591700,"sku":"10311142342820","price":62.35,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/county-chardonnay-du-sud-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111747"},{"product_id":"county-chardonnay-trail-estate-winery","title":"County Chardonnay 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eGOLD — 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards 95 PTS — Decanter Magazine 94 PTS — John Szabo “ A chardonnay with that lovely simmering reduction that brings flint and stones and wet concrete to the fore and sends citrus (pith and peel) scampering away. Trail Estate really shines in the chardonnay category, at least for those for whom the place is more important than the grape — this is decidedly PEC, uncompromisingly stony. Fruit is a distant cousin. If petrichor could be rendered into wine, I suspect it would taste very much like this. Don’t expect easy pleasure, but expect a wild ride through place and time. Best from now to the mid-thirties. Great stuff. Tasted February 2026. 93 PTS — Rick VanSickle “Trail Estate’s Chardos always bring a certain joie de vivre vibe to the table whenever I open a bottle. The nose has a lovely saline fresh and stony minerality as the opening note with Bosc pear, apples, lemon zest and subtle spice notes that follow. It’s crisp and vibrant on the palate with a flinty\/reductive entry followed by bergamot, orchard fruits, spice and a long, lifted finish. Can cellar through 2030. 92 PTS — David Lawrason “This is a firm, serious chardonnay wild fermented, aged in older barrels and bottled without filtration. It shows fairly deep lemon colour. The nose is generous and complex with considerable toasty, leesy character, a hint of butter and ripe yellow apple. Comes together well on the palate, with richness yet a firm mineral line. Rather leesy\/toasty on the finish, with excellent length. Tasted Feb 2026 92 PTS — Sara D’Amato “A wild ferment Chardonnay, unfined and unfiltered, that perfectly embodies Prince Edward County’s leaner, stoney style. The wine features a lively buoyancy with notable intensity of flavours. Lofty minerality is present on the palate, cleanly made with sleek acidity and very good length. Lightly toasty with subtle spice that lingers on the finish. Drink or hold until 2030. Only 130 cases produced. Tasted February 2026. Hand Harvested from the Trail Estate Vineyard and pressed whole cluster to stainless steel. Chilled, racked and put to barrel to ferment naturally. A blend of new french oak and neutral puncheons and barriques were used. Aged without stirring in barrel for 11 months. Racked twice prior to bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur. The 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity. An integrated nose with layers of flinty minerality and citrus. Slight nuances of oak with crushed oyster shells. A rich palate with a tart finish. 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The wine was fermented naturally to dryness and allowed to settle at a cold temperature to aid in stability. Bottled with an addition of juice to reach a desired pressure of 2 bar. A very light version of supersonic as this wine was bottled with lower pressure. Bottled into lighter-weight glass to cut down it’s carbon footprint. Red in colour with high acid and light bubbles. The unmistakable aromatics run rampant through the wine. Candied, generous aromatics, but light on it’s feet, finishing tart and precise. Unmistakably Canadian with a touch of finesse from the winemaking team. Over the Spring of 2026, this wine will become drier as the bubbles build. Juicy, tart nostalgia! Wild-ferment. Unfiltered. Unsulphured. Cases Produced: 84 Grower: Cory \u0026amp; Beverly Lipsitt Harvested: September 31, 2025 Yields: Approx. 3 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 13.5 RS: 2g\/L Alcohol: 7.8%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581690360020,"sku":"10328640651428","price":32.97,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/supersonic-2025-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111757"},{"product_id":"traditional-method-pinot-noir-sparkling-trail-estate-winery","title":"Traditional Method Pinot Noir — Sparkling (Disg. 3) 2017, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wine is released annually — each year adding a year of aging. The current release was aged about 8 years on lees and was disgorged in December 2025. The following reviews are for the 1st and 2nd disgorgements. 94 PTS — David Lawrason “This is a very fine, detailed traditional method Pinot Noir rose pouring medium deep salmon pink. It has a lovely forthright, detailed nose of Pinot strawberry\/cherry, light toast, hay and minerality. It is ‘zero doasge’ therefore very dry, but shows great balance. Very firm without being austere, with great minerality throughout. Great balance, focus and length. Congratulations to winemaker Mackenzie Brisbois. Tasted November 2023. 94 PTS — Michael Godel “ Here flies from the glass a sparkling gambit that has to be winemaker Mackenzie Brisbois’ most conventional wine. Just Pinot Noir and from an inverted vintage that gets better and better with time. A 2017 of wildly fantastical aromas and gravitas that make every aspect, component and iterated moment shine. This is a scintillant of excitation that delivers succulence we richly desire from Ontario sparkling wine. The mix of heady perfume, intensity of palate raciness and texture sliding into structure is truly something. If you are not put into an absolute tizzy and hypnotized by this fizz you may not be paying attention. Drink 2023-2028. Tasted November 2023. 93 PTS — Rick VanSickle “This s pectacular 100% estate Pinot Noir now has 72 months of lees aging with zero dosage. It has such an interesting and enticing nose of fresh red berries, warm bread\/biscuit, toasty brioche, spice, and toasty almonds. It has an elegant, persistent bead in the glass with tart forest berries, cran-cherries, citrus, brioche, toasty\/nutty notes, spice and a lifted, bright finish. Beautiful sparkling wine and just getting better with each disgorgement . Tasted April 2025. Hand harvested fruit was pressed and cold settled before fermentation. This is one of the only wines we have inoculated and filtered to try our hand at making a classic traditional method wine. Bottled for a secondary fermentation in the summer of 2018. Disgorged December of 2025 with zero dosage.Eight+ years on lees! Beautiful light apricot hues define this wine. Notes of brioche, pomegranate, nutmeg spice and peach are accentuated by elegant floral undertones. On the palate the wine is complex, with toasty, nutty notes and citrus zest wrapped around a frame of lively acidity. Subtle, deceptively complex, crisp and delicious! This wine will be disgorged and released in stages over the next couple years! 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It’s an exploration of terroir with skin fermentation! Sourced from individual blocks from the Grimsby Hillside Vineyard. Cumulus is from Block 510 sitting 200m further from the escarpment on red clay soils and benefitting from additional sun exposure. Hand picked fruit was destemmed and fermented naturally in stainless steel. Punched down twice daily until pressing after 10 days. Put to barrel to age for 7 months. Bottled with 50 ppm added sulphur, unfined and unfiltered. A concentrated nose of spiced pear, coconut, lemon and straw. The palate is fresh and vibrant with loads of juicy citrus. The palate has bright acidity and light tannins. VQA Beamsville Bench VQA Cases Produced: 32 Grower: Grimsby Hillside Vineyard Harvested: October 5, 2023 Yields: Approx. 2.5 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 20 RS: \u0026lt;3g\/L Alcohol: 10.8\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581690687700,"sku":"10294075490468","price":45.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/skin-fermented-riesling-cumulus-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111766"},{"product_id":"skin-fermented-riesling-nimbus-trail-estate-winery","title":"Skin-Fermented Riesling 'Nimbus' 2023, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2023 we made two individual Skin-fermented Rieslings from a single vineyard. One picked directly from the base of the escarpment, the other 200m further away. It’s an exploration of terroir with skin fermentation! Sourced from individual blocks from the Grimsby Hillside Vineyard. Nimbus is from Block 460 sitting at the base of the escarpment; benefitting from late-day shade and deeper soils. Hand picked fruit was destemmed and fermented naturally in stainless steel. Punched down twice daily until pressing after 11 days. Put to barrel to age for 7 months. Bottled with 50 ppm added sulphur, unfined and unfiltered. Aromatics of lemon-lime, a hint of nittiness and clove. On the palate there’s a slight bitterness of kaffir lime leaves and light tannins. A very delicate texture. Floral and poised. VQA Beamsville Bench VQA Cases Produced: 34 Grower: Grimsby Hillside Vineyard Harvested: October 5, 2023 Yields: Approx. 2.5 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 21 RS: \u0026lt;3g\/L Alcohol: 11.4\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581690720468,"sku":"10294075556004","price":45.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/skin-fermented-riesling-nimbus-2023-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111771"},{"product_id":"jus-rouge-trail-estate-winery","title":"Jus Rouge 2022, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003eA juicy co-ferment of reds and whites! Serve chilled and enjoy! An eclectic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Cabernet Franc (25%), Muscat (20%) and Riesling (20%). The Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Riesling were hand harvested and fermented whole cluster prior to pressing. Aged in neutral barrels for 10 months. Muscat was fermented on its skins, pressed and aged in stainless steel. Racked out of barrel and blended. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Dusty raspberries, maraschino cherry, citronella and sweet grass. This wine has a zippy palate balanced with stem and skin tannin. Juicy red berries, a hint of peach and a slice of lemon on the palate. Best served cold in a park. Cases Produced: 260 Grower: Paul Franciosa, Fielding, Craig Wismer Harvested: September 16-October 16, 2022 Yields: Approx. 3 Tonnes\/Acre Brix: 20.25 RS: \u0026lt;3g\/L Alcohol: 11.5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48581694456020,"sku":"10265002475684","price":38.62,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/1381\/1668\/files\/jus-rouge-2022-trail-estate-winery.webp?v=1788111776"},{"product_id":"cabernet-franc-wingfield-vineyard-trail-estate-winery","title":"Cabernet Franc — Wingfield Vineyard 2021, Trail Estate Winery","description":"\u003cp\u003e92 PTS — Rick VanSickle “…Shows a lighter shade of red in the glass, but didn’t skip a beat on the nose, with a melange of red berries, black currants and sweet oak spices, subtle savoury notes and mulled herbs. There is some structure on the palate and some tannic grip with integrated raspberries, cherries and red currants, herbs, anise and spice on a lifted, fresh finish. Harvested in late October from the Wingfield Vineyard from vines approaching 28 years. Fermented on skins for 10 days with punchdowns. Pressed and put to barrel, a mix of 45% new French and Hungarian oak barrels and 55% neutral oak (78% French and 22% Hungarian overall). Aged for three years to increase concentration and tannin. Bottled unfined and with an addition of lees for mouthfeel and body. Characteristically Cabernet Franc from Ontario in a cool year! Dusty cherries, almonds and graham crackers. Like a black forest cake drenched in kirsch liqueur. The palate is silken from the lees in bottle. Rustic tannins, a bright acidity and very cherry finish. Best 2025-2030. 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Finally racked out of barrel in October and bottled. This wine took its time! Aged for a few years to let the reduction subside. Such a warm, cozy style of Riesling. Totally dry with a savoury almond, sage-like elements. Aromatics of apricot and honey around a solid citrus core. Finishes near-dry with balanced acidity . 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A reflection of all things growing here at Trail Estate. Layers of herbal notes — dominated by sage and rosemary, lift out of the glass. Finishes with a slight herbal bitterness on the finish, akin to dry Vermouth. 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