ON-32024

Colio Reserve Chardonnay 2020, Graveyard Vineyard, VQA Niagara Lakeshore

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Chardonnay Chardonnay
Ontario, Canada

$19.95 (32024)

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89 pts
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October 07, 2023

Critic Reviews (6)

National Wine Awards of Canada
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National Wine Awards of Canada

Average final score from judges at the 2023 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2023.

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Rhys Pender, MW
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Rhys Pender, MW

Lemon, sherbet, lees and vanilla on the nose with the palate crisp, balanced and showing complex flavours of nuts and...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Advancing a bit but holding the fort with grip in this stylish and creamy example of chardonnay. Still luxe and...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This offers good complexity, richness and depth for $20. There are full barrel works with nutty, spicy, vanillin...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

A milky chardonnay, with flavours of pineapple, apple, pine nut and honeycomb. Oak makes its presence known on the...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Ripe, buttery and oaky in the late 20th century style, maturing now, with marked coconut-vanilla-oak influence. I'd...

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Community Reviews (1)

Barry McLarnon
Barry McLarnon

It's a mystery to me how this wine garnered a gold medal and other plaudits from the critics. I like a "kiss of oak" in chardonnay, but the oak in this one is far too dominant. It's a pity heavy-handed winemaking has not allowed the fruit to shine through in this warm vintage. It seems that considerable new oak was used, and I also believe it's seldom a good idea to use American oak in aging a white. It's not a sipper, and it's also difficult to find a suitable food match. Tasted November 2023.

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