Thirty Bench Sparkling Riesling, VQA Niagara Peninsula


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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Here's a racy, intense riesling-based sparkler. It has a lifted nose with oily/petrol notes, linden florality, spice...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

Undeniably classic, austere and dry but with a clean, leesy, well-balanced nature. Nervy and crisp - a real...

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Brent Muller
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Brent Muller

Zesty, leafy, crunchy and chiseled, this sparkler zaps with energy. It’s lean as can be but not for a second without...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Crisp and crunchy bubble here, linear, lean and really high acid. Always the toasty, struck stone, flinty smoulder...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Aggressive effervescence and high acids make this quite hard off the top, also very tart lime-flavoured; autolysis...

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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.
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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.

A dry, fruity and refreshing sparkler made from 100 % riesling. The crisp acidity and lively citrus notes make this...

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Michelle Bouffard
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Michelle Bouffard

refreshing notes of lime, lemon, grapefruit with a slight bitterness. A simple wine, but very well done and in any...

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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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Community Reviews (1)

Neil Phillips
Neil Phillips

Green apple and citrus lime predominating on the nose, with a hint of white grapefruit. Very light bread notes. Almost a "lime Prosecco" nose.

Bone dry with fruit predominating, the lime carries through with Granny Smith apples. A little more rounded on the palate than the nose suggested, slight dough, great mouthfeel and fine mousse. Nice acid and medium+ length.

Tasted February 2017.

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