2023 Bai Xu Chardonnay | Vieilles Vignes | 1981 Planting, VQA Four Mile Creek pack

2023 Bai Xu Chardonnay | Vieilles Vignes | 1981 Planting, VQA Four Mile Creek packThis is a tighter and lovelier Bai Xu than we typically see. The nose abounds with lychee and apricot flavours, accompanied by the usual fruity muskiness. Complex and rich, reminiscent of a spicy peach crumble, but this wine is not at all sweet! The flavours of Niagara on the Lake, yes! But the old vines and Lacustrine clay bring a minerality to the sandstone flavours on the finish. A word from Mary: Apricot confit follows from the mid palate out to

A word from Mary: This is a master class in wine

C'est définitivement une histoire à lire la suite…

but in Gamay Noir

this has a real salty minerality

il est riche mais serré

This will improve over the next two years at a minimum

The finish is mineral sandy stone with a broader Lakeside feel

delicious red fruit

And we also made wines from a block below it called Saunders ‘Bas

this is every bit a Gamay Noir

makes wine that is lacy

dark cherry earthiness