Nice creamy butterscotch Canadian style wine. I did not notiice any bitterness, and I am fussy about that.

Compared with the more Burgundian style Red Paw, the Black Paw has stronger notes of green apple and citrus dominating the nose, the palate gushes with full-bodied fruit. There is a dreamy creaminess and smokiness to this wine from the decent oak integration that made it my wife's favourite Chardonnay of the 2010 vintage.