Vintage Verticals: Riesling

Compare three Riesling across two vintages and vineyards: 2020 and 2021!

Pack includes:

• Vintages from our cellar library not otherwise available
• $25 Gift Card which can be redeemed online or in store
• Detailed winemaking notes on each wine
• $15 shipping credit
All Taxes included! 

2020 (Foxcroft Vineyard) Barrel Ferment Riesling
90 Pts — Rick VanSickle
“An expressive nose of lime, apricot, earthy/savoury notes, peach fuzz, a floral accent, and spice. There is subtle effervescent in the glass with deep lime and lemon notes, dried apricot, earthy undertones, perfectly dry and austere with a bright, lifted finish. Would love to age this up to five years to see where it goes.”

2021 ‘Nimbus’ Skin-Ferment Riesling
91 Points — Rick VanSickle
“This is a small production, skin-contact Riesling from block-specific lots (460 and 520) sourced from the Grimsby Hillside Vineyard in Niagara’s Lincoln Lakeshore sub-appellation and is a partner to Cumulus. The Nimbus shows a golden, hazy colour in the glass with a nose of ginger, tangerine, meadow flowers, herbs, citrus pulp, and savoury/mineral notes. It’s super dry and austere on the palate with light tannins, nectarine, ginger root, stony minerality, thyme, and savoury notes on a bright, lifted finish.”

2021 ‘Cumulus’ Skin-Ferment Riesling
90 Points — Rick VanSickle
“Sourced from Block 510 and interestingly different on both the nose and palate [than Nimbus]. This has a slightly richer shade of gold in the glass with more earthy/savoury notes, lemon curd, spice box and gingerbread. It has pillowy texture, soft tannins, then lemon forward marmalade, warm apple pie, and juicy with less mineral notes and more of a savoury edge all leading to a tangy finish. Cool comparison for the wine geeks among us.”