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Reserve Pinot Noir, 2020

2020 Niagara Peninsula 750 mL, 12.5% ALC/VOL

Pinot Noir

Critic's Rating 93 pts

Rich, concentrated dark fruit gives way to warm notes baking spices and mocha. Well balanced acidity and tannins with a smooth, lengthy finish.

Food Pairings: Steak tartare, grilled salmon, margherita pizza

Pinot Noir sourced 100% from the Westcott Home Farm vineyard. 30% whole cluster fermented and all wild malolactic fermentation. Fermented in 100% French oak. 0% new. 22 months barrel aged.

Awards & Ratings

Critic's Rating

93pts

Yes, you’ve heard all about 2020, the warm, perfect growing season, the best vintage EVER … etc. It is true, but it still took a careful hand in the cellar and vineyard to produce a Pinot Noir without going overboard. Kulczyk navigated the low yielding, tight cluster Pinot with a deft touch in 2020. It shows much more colour in the glass with an intense nose of concentrated red berries, cassis, floral notes, just a touch of fresh-turned soil and subtle spices. The palate reveals firm tannins and structure, an intense red fruit attack with raspberries, dark cherries, rich cassis, and fine oak spice all balanced and lifted by juicy acidity through the long finish. A great candidate for the cellar, say 7+ years.

- Rick VanSickle, Wines in Niagara