Bachelder Bator Vieilles Vignes/Old Vines Pinot Noir 2023 (Four Mile Creek; $55)
Raspberry bouquet with a top note of violets; medium-bodied, dry, savoury cherry flavour, carried on lively acidity; firmly structured with evident but ripe tannins. (90)

Bachelder Lowrey Vineyard Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir 2023 (St. David’s Bench; $65)
Richly extracted raspberry flavour, complemented by vanilla oak spice notes; medium-bodied dry, great balance and a lovely motu feel. (93)

Bachelder Lowrey Vineyard “Old Eastern Block” Pinot Noir 2023 (St. David’s Bench; $65)
Minerally, strawberry bouquet with a chalky note; fleshy on the palate; medium-bodied, dry, firmly structured and elegant; well-balanced, with a tea leaf note on the finish. (91)

Bachelder Cuesta Pinot Noir 2023 (20 Mile Bench; $55)
Rich and full blackberry and black plum flavours with a saline note; reminiscent of a Côte de Nuits; firmly structured, well-integrated oak and great length. (93)

Bachelder Wismer-Parke Pinot Noir 2023 (20 Mile Bench; $65)
Lightly floral, meaty nose; richly extracted red berry fruit; full-bodied, dry, savoury. (92)

Bachelder Wismer-Parke “Wild-Ouest-End” Pinot Noir 2023 (20 Mile Bench; $75)
Toasty, red plum bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, lean and sinewy but elegant; a note of iron; firmly structured, lively acidity. (92)

Bachelder Hanck Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023 (20 Mile Bench; $75)
Floral (rose) and black raspberry nose; richly extracted, beautifully balanced, bloody, saline flavour kept in check by cashmere tannins. (93)

Bachelder Spencer-Morgan “La Côte” Pinot Noir 2023 (20 Mile Bench; $55)
Spicy, floral, raspberry bouquet with evident but not intrusive oak; medium-bodied, dry, firmly structured with a delightful sweetness of fruit carried on lively acidity. (92)

Bachelder Saunders “Bas” Organic Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023 (Beamsville Bench; $55)
Vanilla oak and strawberry nose; medium-bodied, dry, juicy and firm; great balance, elegant and firmly structured red berry flavours. (92)

And now, the white wines…

Bachelder Kirby Vineyard Vieilles Vignes Pinot Blanc 2023 (Four Mile Creek; $39)
Pale straw in colour; pear and lemon on the nose, medium-bodied, dry, apple and lemon flavours; beautifully balanced and lovely texture. (92)

Bachelder Bator Old Vines Chardonnay 2023 (Four Mile Creek; $45)
Straw colour; minerally, apple nose with toasty, spicy oak notes and a lift of vanilla; medium-bodied, dry, apple and lemon flavours; great length finishing on a note of green pineapple. (92)

Bachelder Willms Vineyard “Vignes de 1983” Chardonnay 2023 (Four Mile Creek; $49)
Minerally, vanilla bouquet of apple and pear; medium-bodied, dry, beautifully balanced, firmly structured. A seamless wine. (93)

Bachelder Bai Xu Vignes de 1981 Old Vines Chardonnay 2023 (Four Mile Creek; $49)
Peach and apple on the nose with a thread of minerality and a top note of vanilla oak; medium-bodied, dry, spicy peach flavour, beautifully balanced and seamless. (94)

Bachelder Werner-York Chardonnay 2023 (Twenty Mile Bench; $60)
Toasty, minerally, apple bouquet; full-bodied, dry, beautifully balanced, well extracted peach and apple flavour and beautifully integrated oak. (95)

Bachelder Cuesta “Far East Man” Chardonnay 2023 (Twenty Mile Bench; $49)
Spicy, minerally, salty, apple bouquet with an overlay of vanilla oak; firmly structured, finishing on a lemony note. (93)

Bachelder Wismer-Foxcroft “Nord” Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 (Twenty Mile Bench: $60)
Saline, green apple Chablis-esque style with vanilla oak notes; beautifully balanced, with lively acidity. (93)

Bachelder Wismer Wingfield Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 (Twenty Mile Bench; $60)
Spicy, minerally, apple with a saline note and driving acidity. Beautifully balanced, (93)

Bachelder Hill of Wingfield Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 (Twenty Mile Bench; $75)
Toasty, apple nose; richly extracted toasty, apple flavour; rich and full in the mouth, beautifully balanced, great length. A seamless wine. (94)

Bachelder Spencer-Morgan “Gravel Road” Chardonnay 2023 (Twenty Mile Bench)
Elegant apple and pear flavour, beautifully balanced, lovely mouth-feel. (92)

Bachelder Mio “Long Rows” Chardonnay 2023 (Lincoln Lakeshore; $45)
Delicate, toasty apple bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, peachy-apricot flavour with well-integrated oak. A beautifully balanced wine. (93)

Bachelder Ivy & Warren Saunders Haut Organic Chardonnay 2023 (Beamsville Bench; $49)
Grassy, green apple; medium-bodied, dry, Sauvignon Blanc-like with a peach pit flavour and a firm finish. (89)

Bachelder Grimsby Hillside “Red-Clay Barn Block” Organic Chardonnay 2023 (Lincoln Lakeshore; $45)
Spicy, toasty apple and peach flavours, beautifully balanced, with a mineral note. (93)

Bachelder Grimsby “Frontier Block” Organic Chardonnay 2023 (Lincoln Lakeshore; $60)
Minerally, oyster shell and stone fruit bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, elegant, well structured, beautifully balanced. Long, lingering finish. (93)

A gift for Thomas Bachelder. He calls his wine cellar the Bat Cave. Purchased in Budapest and carried home!