Cave Spring
Blanc de Blancs
$47.35
About this winery
More than three decades ago, the Pennachetti family helped to pioneer the cultivation of noble European grape varietals on the Niagara Peninsula with the planting of their first Riesling and Chardonnay vines at Cave Spring . In the years since, Cave Spring has established itself as one of Canada’s most acclaimed wineries, earning a reputation for crafting elegant and distinctive cool-climate wines in the heart of Ontario’s wine country. First named by European settlers in the late 18th...
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Product notes
This wine originates from the Cave Spring Vineyard, nestled on a hillside of the Niagara Escarpment overlooking Lake Ontario, known as the Beamsville Bench. Along these gentle slopes, limestone-clay soil, elevation and moderating onshore breezes combine to deliver a Blanc de Blancs from Chardonnay, aged sur lie for 29 months, exhibiting a mineral purity reflective of its origins.
Production notes
Whole cluster fruit was press fractioned, with the hearts fermented to dryness (< 2 g/L), 70% in tank and 30% in neutral, 225L oak barrels using selected yeast; all lots aged sur lie for 6 months pre tirage, and 29 months in bottle prior to disgorging; minimal sulphur additions.
Tasting notes
the colour is medium yellow. The nose Lifted aromas of dried citrus, toast, sliced red apple and allspice over notes of wet stone, lemon meringue and ginger. The palate is Extra-brut in style with a pearly mousse; vigorous yet creamy up front with lemon pith and blueberry pulp notes; mixed citrus essence tones underpin a rich, velvety mid-palate replete with ripe yellow plum fruit and framed by round, polished edges; a light salinity brings lift and definition, driving a generous finish of yellow grapefruit, walnuts, crushed stone and dairy cream.