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Pinot Noir, 2021
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Tasting Notes
A blend of fruit from 3 different vineyards from the best appellations across Niagara, the 2021 Pinot Noir is the epitome of the Leaning Post style. This wine combines classic “P(inot)-funk” flavours of cherry, blackberry, and raspberry with beet root, earth, leaves and fresh potting soil. Made in a style that is slightly more approachable than our single-vineyard Pinots, it still shows incredible depth and complexity. The incredibly supple mouthfeel, medium body and balanced acidity frame exceptional flavour intensity, leading to a long, sweeping finish the ends on a decidedly mineral and crunchy note. This wine will age for 4 to 5 years.
Winemaking Notes
This wine is a blend of 3 different vineyards from across Niagara. They were hand-picked and hand-sort on September 28th, 30th, and October 8th. Each vineyard was fermented separately, with 25% whole-cluster fruit and 75% de-stemmed. They were left to cold soak for 2 to 3 days before a spontaneous ferment started, followed by punch-downs by hand twice a day for 3 weeks. Once fermentation was finished, the wine remained on skins for 3-5 days before being gently pressed. It was then transferred to French oak barrels (25% new, 25% 1-year-old, 50% older) and aged for 15 months. The 2021 Pinot Noir was bottled in April, 2023.
Critic's Rating
Decanter World Wine Awards 2024, Bronze Medal
Connoisseur Note(s):
An open and inviting pinot noir with great depth of flavour despite a lighter mouthfeel. Tannins contribute a modicum of grip and texture on the expansive palate that offers both fresh and dried cherry fruit, wildflower, tilled earth, iron, and very delicate wood spice. Some signs of maturity are beginning to set in and a touch of acetic acid is noted. Yet there is still tang and energy on the palate along with memorable length. Best now to 2025. Tasted September 2023. 90 points - Sara d'Amato, WineAlign
The 2020 vintage was a featured wine in May 2023's Wine Club package.
Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Vineyard: Bock Vineyard, Grimsby Hillside Vineyard, Hemeris Vineyard, Senchuk Vineyard
Residual Sugar: 3 g/L
Cases Produced: 193
Appearance: Bright ruby colour.
Nose: Toasty, black raspberry nose with a top note of violets and a touch of vanilla and pencil shavings.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, sour cherry and raspberry flavours. Beautifully balanced, lovely mouth-feel, firmly structured with ripe tannins.
Quality: 92 points – Wine Club Canada. Outstanding. A wine of great charm. Can be opened now, but will reward cellaring for 1 – 2 years.
Food Pairing: Cochinita pibil tacos with pineapple salsa, bacon-wrapped salmon with avocado dressing, beef bourguignon, mini prosciutto and asparagus frittatas, and balsamic portobello burgers with caramelized onions and garlic aioli.
