Creekside Broken Press Syrah Queenston Road Vineyard 2012, VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Syrah
Ontario, Canada
$42.95
Critic Reviews (6)
Creekside's website waxes about the vintage, noting "the 2012 growing season felt like it had been imported up from...
Really lovely, cool climate style, full of lavender and pepper. Plenty of natural, wooly/chalky tannins and firm...
This could be the best syrah yet made in Ontario, from maturing vines in a ripe year in one of Niagara's warmest...
Only 210 cases were made of this superb syrah from nine barrels of wine. It is 96% syrah with 4% viognier...
Aggregate final score from judges at the 2016 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2016.
Much better than the 2011. The tannins grip, the fruit is fresh and dark, acids are vibrant. still on the oak a touch...