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Hidden Bench Estate Pinot Noir Beamsville Bench VQA 2012

Hidden Bench Estate Pinot Noir Beamsville Bench VQA 2012

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Hidden Bench Estate Pinot Noir Beamsville Bench VQA 2012 

Medium dense garnet color. Nose of smoke, spices, oak, fresh and sun loaded red berries with earth notes. This is a deep and pretty nose. Palate goes forst on strawberry notes, then comes the spicy and smoky flavors, oak, then earth and crusehd rocks. You can feel the warmth of the climate, but also there is a good acidity level, all mastered in the winemaking. Again, I liked the depth, the complexity and the lenght of this wine. Great one! Excellent (91) 

Made of 100% pinot noir. Bottle closed by a DIAM cork. Aged 12 months in a mix of 25% new oak and older barrels, then 6 months in tanks prior to bottling. Alcohol level of 13,5%

This wine under the 2013 vintage is currently available at the SAQ for 35,25$ (Code SAQ : 12582984)

Hidden Bench’s website: hiddenbench.com

Hidden Bench is represented in Québec by Le Maître de Chai: maitredechai.ca

You can also find my post on a visit I did at the winery HERE

Hidden Bench Estate Pinot Noir Beamsville Bench VQA 2012

Domaine François Cotat Les Monts Damnés Sancerre 2007

Domaine François Cotat Les Monts Damnés Sancerre 2007

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Domaine François Cotat Les Monts Damnés Sancerre 2007

You don’t see that often white wine bottles with few years of cellaring done being opened as it is usually something kept for red wine. And when that type of wine is tasted blind, the appreciation is raised since it become harder to find what the bearer brought and pourred us…

Light gold color. Some sulfur at first on the nose, then smoke, peach and citrus fruit with a little green side I don’t usually match with the varietal aromas of sauvignon blanc. Expressive yet serious on the palate with high mineral / sea shells side, then the citrus fruit, yellow apples and litchi flavors. Balanced and bright at first and round, charming and salty on a long finish. Complex and tasty. The bottle owner patience allowed us to be rewqarded with its content! Excellent (91)

Domaine François Cotat is represented in Québec by Le Maître de Chai: maitredechai.ca