Organized Crime 2017 Limestone Block Chardonnay Wine

VQA Beamsville Bench 13.4% alc./vol. / 750ml *Gold Medal Winner, 2019 National Wine Awards of Canada* The Chardonnay grapes for this wine were hand picked and gently whole bunch pressed. The juice was settled for 12 hours and put to puncheon very turbid and with no additions. The juice fermented with ambient and cultured yeast, and underwent full malolactic conversion to tame the racy acidity of the 2017 vintage. The nose shows complex notes of smoked peat, lemon custard, hints of spice and white peach. The palate is rich yet perfectly balanced by the fresh lemony acidity and mineral finish. This wine shows a very good expression of the weather of the 2017 growing season, and the mineral-rich soils of our Beamsville Bench vineyards.