
Rosehall Run wines
My office, according to my wife, is a mess. There are papers everywhere and I confess that one pile concealed notes I have written on wines kindly sent to me by Rosehall Run in Prince Edward County – wines I tasted several weeks ago but my notes went AWOL. Mea culpa.
But here they are… finally.
Rosehall Run Sauvignon Blanc Hungry Point 2020 ($28)
Bright, straw colour; grassy, grapefruit and green plum bouquet; medium-bodied, crisply dry, lemony, green pear and grapefruit flavours. Rounded mouth-feel from barrel-fermenting in “older, large barriques… one new Acacia barrel to the 6-months of barrel fermented elevage.” (89)
Rosehall Run Hungry Point Pinot Gris 2020 ($26)
Bright, straw colour; white peach bouquet with a mineral note and a touch of oak spice; medium-bodied, dry, white peach flavour; beautifully balanced, ending on a saline note. (90)
Rosehall Run JCR Chardonnay 2019 ($36)
Straw colour; spicy, toasty, apple nose; medium-bodied, dry, clove, lemon and apple flavours, beautifully balanced and well-structured. (91)
Rosehall Run Gewürztraminer Nedelko Vineyard 2020 ($28)
Bright, straw colour; aromatic nose of ginger and lychee; medium-bodied, dry, lychee and grapefruit flavours with a honeysuckle note. Lovely mouth-feel. (90)
Rosehall Run Small Lots “UV” Nedelko Vineyard 2019 (Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara, $39)
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot. Deep purple ruby in colour; cedary, plum and blackcurrant nose with new oak spice; medium-bodied, dry, juicy plum and blackcurrant flavours with ripe and pliant tannins. 20% aged in new French oak. (90)
I’ve also tasted some other wines recently:
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Speck Brothers Family Tree “The Goat Lady” Chardonnay 2021 (Niagara Peninsula, $16.95)
Bright, pale gold in colour with a greenish tint; spicy, toasty nose of peach and green pineapple; medium-bodied, dry, creamy, clove, vanilla and pineapple flavours with well-integrated oak. Good value. (89) Continue reading →